Botswana

Botswana public holidays 2025

Botswana had 14 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 248 working days.

Public holidays in Botswana in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 2Thursday	New Year's Day HolidayNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 19Saturday	Holy SaturdayNationwide
Apr 21Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labour DayNationwide
May 29Thursday	Ascension DayNationwide
July
Jul 1Tuesday	Sir Seretse Khama DayNationwide
Jul 21Monday	President's DayNationwide
Jul 22Tuesday	President's Day HolidayNationwide
September
Sep 30Tuesday	Botswana DayNationwide
October
Oct 1Wednesday	Botswana Day HolidayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Friday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 14public holidays
By region: 14no regional days
Working days: 248after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+5 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's Day, New Year's Day HolidayTake Fri, Jan 3 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labour DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 29 – Sun, Jun 1 · Ascension DayTake Fri, May 30 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Jun 28 – Tue, Jul 1 · Sir Seretse Khama DayTake Mon, Jun 30 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Jul 19 – Tue, Jul 22 · President's Day, President's Day Holiday
5 daysSat, Sep 27 – Wed, Oct 1 · Botswana Day, Botswana Day HolidayTake Mon, Sep 29 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Botswana public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Botswana in 2025?

14 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); New Year's Day Holiday (Jan 2); Good Friday (Apr 18); Holy Saturday (Apr 19); Easter Monday (Apr 21); Labour Day (May 1); Ascension Day (May 29); Sir Seretse Khama Day (Jul 1); President's Day (Jul 21); President's Day Holiday (Jul 22); Botswana Day (Sep 30); Botswana Day Holiday (Oct 1); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

April and July, with 3 nationwide public holidays each. 5 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

248 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.