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Public holidays · 2028

Public holidays in Botswana 2028

Botswana has 16 days of national public holidays in 2028, 10 on working days.

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

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Botswana in 2028: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanSatWeekendNew Year's Dayin 439 days
2 JanSunWeekendNew Year's Day Holidayin 440 days
3 JanMonNew Year's Day Holiday (observed)in 441 days
14 AprFriGood Fridayin 543 days
15 AprSatWeekendHoly Saturdayin 544 days
17 AprMonEaster Mondayin 546 days
1 MayMonLabour Dayin 560 days
25 MayThuAscension Dayin 584 days
1 JulSatWeekendSir Seretse Khama Dayin 621 days
17 JulMonPresident's Dayin 637 days
18 JulTuePresident's Day Holidayin 638 days
30 SeptSatWeekendBotswana Dayin 712 days
1 OctSunWeekendBotswana Day Holidayin 713 days
2 OctMonBotswana Day Holiday (observed)in 714 days
25 DecMonChristmas Dayin 798 days
26 DecTueBoxing Dayin 799 days

At a glance

Botswana in 2028

01Public holidays

16 days

10 on working days, 6 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.

  • Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan

    3 days offNew Year's Day · New Year's Day Holiday · New Year's Day Holiday (observed)

  • Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter Monday

  • Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Sat 15 Jul – Tue 18 Jul

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

  • Sat 30 Sept – Mon 2 Oct

    3 days offBotswana Day · Botswana Day Holiday · Botswana Day Holiday (observed)

  • Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec

    4 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day

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 2028?

Botswana has 16 days of national public holidays in 2028, 10 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 2028?

6: Sat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan (New Year's Day, New Year's Day Holiday, New Year's Day Holiday (observed)); Fri 14 Apr – Mon 17 Apr (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday); Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May (Labour Day); Sat 15 Jul – Tue 18 Jul (President's Day, President's Day Holiday); Sat 30 Sept – Mon 2 Oct (Botswana Day, Botswana Day Holiday, Botswana Day Holiday (observed)); Sat 23 Dec – Tue 26 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

Which public holidays in Botswana fall on a weekend in 2028?

New Year's Day, Saturday, 1 January 2028; New Year's Day Holiday, Sunday, 2 January 2028; Holy Saturday, Saturday, 15 April 2028; Sir Seretse Khama Day, Saturday, 1 July 2028; Botswana Day, Saturday, 30 September 2028; Botswana Day Holiday, Sunday, 1 October 2028.