Botswana 2023 Holidays

List of public holidays in Botswana for year 2023

Botswana - 2023 Holidays
24 of 24 holidays
DateDayNameType
Jan 1, 2023SundayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
Jan 2, 2023MondayDay off for New Year's DayPublic Holiday
Jan 2, 2023MondayPublic Holiday (January)Public Holiday
Jan 3, 2023TuesdayDay off for Public Holiday (January)Public Holiday
Mar 20, 2023MondayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 7, 2023FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
Apr 8, 2023SaturdayHoly SaturdayPublic Holiday
Apr 10, 2023MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
May 1, 2023MondayLabour DayPublic Holiday
May 14, 2023SundayMother's DayObservance
May 18, 2023ThursdayAscension DayPublic Holiday
Jun 18, 2023SundayFather's DayObservance
Jun 21, 2023WednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 1, 2023SaturdaySir Seretse Khama DayPublic Holiday
Jul 17, 2023MondayPresident's DayPublic Holiday
Jul 18, 2023TuesdayPublic Holiday (July)Public Holiday
Sep 23, 2023SaturdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 30, 2023SaturdayBotswana DayPublic Holiday
Oct 1, 2023SundayPublic Holiday (October)Public Holiday
Oct 2, 2023MondayDay off for Botswana DayPublic Holiday
Oct 3, 2023TuesdayPublic HolidayPublic Holiday
Dec 22, 2023FridayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 25, 2023MondayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
Dec 26, 2023TuesdayBoxing DayPublic Holiday

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Botswana. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Botswana this year in 2023?

There are 18 public holidays in Botswana in 2023. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

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);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=BW&year=2023" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"