Public holidays in Botswana

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Botswana.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
2 Jan 2026	Friday	New Year's Day Holiday
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
4 Apr 2026	Saturday	Holy Saturday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Labour Day
14 May 2026	Thursday	Ascension Day
1 Jul 2026	Wednesday	Sir Seretse Khama Day
20 Jul 2026	Monday	President's Day
21 Jul 2026	Tuesday	President's Day Holiday
30 Sep 2026	Wednesday	Botswana Day
1 Oct 2026	Thursday	Botswana Day Holiday
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 Dec 2026	Monday	Boxing Day Holiday

Public holidays 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)

Public holidays 2028

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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