Public holidays in Botswana 2027

There are 16 public holidays in 2027. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 16 public holidays in Botswana 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
2 Jan 2027	Saturday	New Year's Day Holiday
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
27 Mar 2027	Saturday	Holy Saturday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labour Day
3 May 2027	Monday	Labour Day Holiday
6 May 2027	Thursday	Ascension Day
1 Jul 2027	Thursday	Sir Seretse Khama Day
19 Jul 2027	Monday	President's Day
20 Jul 2027	Tuesday	President's Day Holiday
30 Sep 2027	Thursday	Botswana Day
1 Oct 2027	Friday	Botswana Day Holiday
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

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 2027

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

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar	20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr	26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
Tue 4 May, Wed 5 May	1 May – 6 May 2027	2	6	3	Labour Day, Labour Day Holiday, Ascension Day
Fri 7 May	6 May – 9 May 2027	1	4	4	Ascension Day
Mon 28 Jun, Tue 29 Jun, Wed 30 Jun	26 Jun – 1 Jul 2027	3	6	2	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Fri 2 Jul	1 Jul – 4 Jul 2027	1	4	4	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Wed 21 Jul, Thu 22 Jul, Fri 23 Jul	17 Jul – 25 Jul 2027	3	9	3	President's Day, President's Day Holiday
Mon 27 Sep, Tue 28 Sep, Wed 29 Sep	25 Sep – 3 Oct 2027	3	9	3	Botswana Day, Botswana Day Holiday
Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec	25 Dec – 3 Jan 2028	4	10	2.5	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day, New Year's Day Holiday, New Year's Day Holiday (observed)

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Botswana have in 2027?

16 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Ascension Day: take 1 day of leave (7 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 6 May – 9 May 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BW (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.bw) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026