Botswana Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Botswana 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Monday | Day off for New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Monday | Public Holiday (January) | Public Holiday |
| 3rd January | Tuesday | Day off for Public Holiday (January) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 8th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 18th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Saturday | Sir Seretse Khama Day | Public Holiday |
| 17th July | Monday | President's Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th July | Tuesday | Public Holiday (July) | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 30th September | Saturday | Botswana Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st October | Sunday | Public Holiday (October) | Public Holiday |
| 2nd October | Monday | Day off for Botswana Day | Public Holiday |
| 3rd October | Tuesday | Public Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Botswana. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Botswana this year in 2023?
There are 18 holidays in Botswana in 2023
How to retrieve the Botswana holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BW&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Botswana holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'BW', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);