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Public holidays · 2027

Public holidays in Botswana 2027

Botswana has 16 days of national public holidays in 2027, 11 on working days.

Next: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2026in 67 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Botswana in 2027: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanFriNew Year's Dayin 74 days
2 JanSatWeekendNew Year's Day Holidayin 75 days
26 MarFriGood Fridayin 158 days
27 MarSatWeekendHoly Saturdayin 159 days
29 MarMonEaster Mondayin 161 days
1 MaySatWeekendLabour Dayin 194 days
3 MayMonLabour Day Holidayin 196 days
6 MayThuAscension Dayin 199 days
1 JulThuSir Seretse Khama Dayin 255 days
19 JulMonPresident's Dayin 273 days
20 JulTuePresident's Day Holidayin 274 days
30 SeptThuBotswana Dayin 346 days
1 OctFriBotswana Day Holidayin 347 days
25 DecSatWeekendChristmas Dayin 432 days
26 DecSunWeekendBoxing Dayin 433 days
27 DecMonBoxing Day (observed)in 434 days

At a glance

Botswana in 2027

01Public holidays

16 days

11 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

6 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Christmas Day

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 67 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan

    3 days offNew Year's Day · New Year's Day Holiday

  • Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter Monday

  • Sat 1 May – Mon 3 May

    3 days offLabour Day · Labour Day Holiday

  • Sat 17 Jul – Tue 20 Jul

    4 days offPresident's Day · President's Day Holiday

  • Thu 30 Sept – Sun 3 Oct

    4 days offBotswana Day · Botswana Day Holiday

  • Sat 25 Dec – Mon 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day · Boxing Day (observed)

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Gaborone.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Botswana

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Botswana have in 2027?

Botswana has 16 days of national public holidays in 2027, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Botswana?

Christmas Day, on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Botswana have in 2027?

6: Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan (New Year's Day, New Year's Day Holiday); Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday); Sat 1 May – Mon 3 May (Labour Day, Labour Day Holiday); Sat 17 Jul – Tue 20 Jul (President's Day, President's Day Holiday); Thu 30 Sept – Sun 3 Oct (Botswana Day, Botswana Day Holiday); Sat 25 Dec – Mon 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in Botswana fall on a weekend in 2027?

New Year's Day Holiday, Saturday, 2 January 2027; Holy Saturday, Saturday, 27 March 2027; Labour Day, Saturday, 1 May 2027; Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December 2027; Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December 2027.