Public holidays 2026 in Eswatini

There are 13 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
FridayGood Friday
MondayEaster Monday
SundayKing's Birthday
MondayKing's Birthday (observed)
SaturdayNational Flag Day
FridayWorker's Day
ThursdayAscension Day
WednesdayBirthday of Late King Sobhuza
SundayIndependence Day
MondayIndependence Day (observed)
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdayBoxing Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 6 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr3 Apr – 12 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 21 Apr, Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr18 Apr – 26 Apr 2026492.3King's Birthday, King's Birthday (observed), National Flag Day
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3National Flag Day, Worker's Day
Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May9 May – 14 May 2026362Ascension Day
Fri 15 May14 May – 17 May 2026144Ascension Day
Mon 20 Jul, Tue 21 Jul18 Jul – 22 Jul 2026252.5Birthday of Late King Sobhuza
Thu 23 Jul, Fri 24 Jul22 Jul – 26 Jul 2026252.5Birthday of Late King Sobhuza
Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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