Holiday Guide for Botswana in 2024

Botswana 2024

Botswana
2024

Botswana information

Population: 2.35m
Capital: Gaborone
Calling Code: (267)
Time Zone: +2 UTC
Currency: Botswana pula
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Botswana in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Botswana: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday January 2nd Public Holiday Botswana: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday Botswana: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Botswana: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Botswana: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 9th Ascension Botswana: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday July 1st Long Weekend! Sir Seretse Khama Day Botswana: Seretse Khama founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1966
	Monday July 15th Long Weekend! President's Day Botswana: The current president of Botswana is Dumo Boko. He has been president since November 2024.
	Tuesday July 16th President's Day Holiday Botswana: The second day of President's Day Holidays is celebrated on the Tuesday after the third Monday in July
	Friday August 9th Long Weekend! Botswana Tebogo Gold Botswana: An afternoon day-off as a tribute to Letsile Tebogo's win in the Olympic games.
	Monday September 30th Long Weekend! Botswana Day Botswana: Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain on September 30th 1966
	Tuesday October 1st Botswana Day Holiday Botswana: Second Day of public holidays to mark Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
	Wednesday October 30th Public Holiday Botswana: October 30 and 31 have been declared public holidays to encourage citizens to vote in Elections.
	Thursday October 31st Public Holiday Botswana: October 30 and 31 have been declared public holidays to encourage citizens to vote in Elections.
	Thursday November 7th Presidential Inauguration Botswana: A one-and-a-half-day paid public holiday to mark the inauguration of the new president.
	Friday November 8th Long Weekend! Presidential Inauguration Botswana: A one-and-a-half-day paid public holiday to mark the inauguration of the new president.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Botswana: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Botswana: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a public holiday
If 2nd January, 1st October or Boxing Day fall on a Monday, the following Tuesday shall be observed as a public holiday

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