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Public holidays · 2027

Public holidays in Lesotho 2027

Lesotho has 11 days of national public holidays in 2027, 7 on working days.

Next: Christmas Day, Friday, 25 December 2026in 66 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Lesotho in 2027: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanFriNew Year's Dayin 73 days
11 MarThuMoshoeshoe's Dayin 142 days
26 MarFriGood Fridayin 157 days
29 MarMonEaster Mondayin 160 days
1 MaySatWeekendWorkers' Dayin 193 days
6 MayThuAscension Dayin 198 days
25 MayTueAfrica/Heroes Dayin 217 days
17 JulSatWeekendKing's Birthdayin 270 days
4 OctMonIndependence Dayin 349 days
25 DecSatWeekendChristmas Dayin 431 days
26 DecSunWeekendBoxing Dayin 432 days

At a glance

Lesotho in 2027

01Public holidays

11 days

7 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

3 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Christmas Day

Friday, 25 December 2026 · in 66 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

  • Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar

    4 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday

  • Sat 2 Oct – Mon 4 Oct

    3 days offIndependence 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 Maseru.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Lesotho

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Lesotho have in 2027?

Lesotho has 11 days of national public holidays in 2027, 7 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Lesotho?

Christmas Day, on Friday, 25 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Lesotho have in 2027?

3: Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan (New Year's Day); Fri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar (Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sat 2 Oct – Mon 4 Oct (Independence Day).

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

Workers' Day, Saturday, 1 May 2027; King's Birthday, Saturday, 17 July 2027; Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December 2027; Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December 2027.