Botswana Public Holidays 2025
11 national holidays
Botswana has 11 national public holidays in 2025. There are 7 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
- 29Ascension DayThursday
July 2025
- 1Sir Seretse Khama DayTuesday
- 21Presidents' DayMonday
September 2025
- 30Independence DayTuesday
October 2025
- 1Botswana Day holidayWednesday
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26St. Stephen's DayFriday · Boxing Day
Long weekends 2025
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 29 May – 1 June4 days · take 30 May off
- 28 June – 1 July4 days · take 30 June off
- 19 July – 21 July3 days
- 27 September – 1 October5 days · take 29 September off
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Botswana in 2025?
11 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Botswana in 2025?
18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 29 May–1 June (4 days, with a bridge day off); 28 June–1 July (4 days, with a bridge day off); 19 July–21 July (3 days); 27 September–1 October (5 days, with a bridge day off).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.