Namibia Public Holidays 2025
13 national holidays
Namibia has 13 national public holidays in 2025. There are 6 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
March 2025
- 21Independence DayFriday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
May 2025
- 1Workers' DayThursday
- 4Cassinga DaySunday
- 25Africa DaySunday
- 28Genocide Remembrance DayWednesday
- 29Ascension DayThursday
August 2025
- 26Heroes' DayTuesday
December 2025
- 10Human Rights DayWednesday
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26Day of GoodwillFriday · St. Stephen's Day
Long weekends 2025
- 21 March – 23 March3 days
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 28 May – 1 June5 days · take 30 May off
- 23 August – 26 August4 days · take 25 August off
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Namibia in 2025?
13 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Namibia in 2025?
21 March–23 March (3 days); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 28 May–1 June (5 days, with a bridge day off); 23 August–26 August (4 days, with a bridge day off); 25 December–28 December (4 days).
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.