Public holidays 2026 in Namibia

There are 13 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
SaturdayIndependence Day
FridayGood Friday
MondayEaster Monday
FridayWorkers' Day
MondayCassinga Day
ThursdayAscension Day
MondayAfrica Day
ThursdayGenocide Remembrance Day
WednesdayHeroes' Day
ThursdayDay of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdayFamily 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

15 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
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 4 May 20264102.5Workers' Day, Cassinga Day
Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May, Fri 8 May1 May – 10 May 20264102.5Workers' Day, Cassinga Day
Mon 11 May, Tue 12 May, Wed 13 May9 May – 14 May 2026362Ascension Day
Fri 15 May14 May – 17 May 2026144Ascension Day
Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May23 May – 28 May 2026263Africa Day, Genocide Remembrance Day
Fri 29 May28 May – 31 May 2026144Genocide Remembrance Day
Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug22 Aug – 26 Aug 2026252.5Heroes' Day
Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026252.5Heroes' Day
Mon 7 Sep, Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep5 Sep – 10 Sep 2026362Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
Fri 11 Sep10 Sep – 13 Sep 2026144Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day, Family Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, Family 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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