Namibia Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Namibia. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Namibia has 13 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.03.21Fri | Independence Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Workers' Day | |
| 2025.05.04Sun | Cassinga Day | |
| 2025.05.25Sun | Africa Day | |
| 2025.05.28Wed | Genocide Remembrance Day | |
| 2025.05.29Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2025.08.26Tue | Heroes' Day | |
| 2025.12.10Wed | Human Rights Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
Namibia public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.03.21Sat | Independence Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Workers' Day | |
| 2026.05.04Mon | Cassinga Day | |
| 2026.05.14Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | Africa Day | |
| 2026.05.28Thu | Genocide Remembrance Day | |
| 2026.08.26Wed | Heroes' Day | |
| 2026.12.10Thu | Human Rights Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
2027 · 13 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.03.21Sun | Independence Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Workers' Day | |
| 2027.05.04Tue | Cassinga Day | |
| 2027.05.06Thu | Ascension Day | |
| 2027.05.25Tue | Africa Day | |
| 2027.05.28Fri | Genocide Remembrance Day | |
| 2027.08.26Thu | Heroes' Day | |
| 2027.12.10Fri | Human Rights Day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.26Sun | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
2025 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.03.21Fri ~ 03.23Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.28Wed ~ 06.01Sun | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.08.23Sat ~ 08.26Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
Namibia Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.04Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.05.14Thu ~ 05.17Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.28Thu ~ 05.31Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.10Thu ~ 12.13Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 9 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.05.01Sat ~ 05.04Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.04Tue ~ 05.06Thu | 3-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.06Thu ~ 05.09Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.22Sat ~ 05.25Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.05.28Fri ~ 05.30Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.08.26Thu ~ 08.29Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.12.10Fri ~ 12.12Sun | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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