Botswana Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Botswana 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Thursday | New Year Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 19th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 21st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 29th May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1st July | Tuesday | Sir Seretse Khama Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st July | Monday | President's Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd July | Tuesday | President's Day Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 30th September | Tuesday | Botswana Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st October | Wednesday | Botswana Day Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | 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 2025?
There are 14 holidays in Botswana in 2025
How to retrieve the Botswana holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BW&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);