Holiday Guide for Namibia in 2025

Namibia information

List of National Holidays in Namibia in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Namibia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Saturday March 1st Public Holiday Namibia: A public holiday in honour of founding president Sam Nujoma.
	Friday March 21st  Long Weekend!  Independence Day Namibia: The holiday celebrates Namibia's independence from South Africa on March 21st 1990.
	Friday April 18th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Namibia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 20th Easter Day Namibia: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 21st  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Namibia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday May 1st Worker's Day Namibia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 4th Cassinga Day Namibia: Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place during the Namibian War of Independence on May 4th 1978
	Monday May 5th  Long Weekend!  Cassinga Day (in lieu) Namibia: Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place during the Namibian War of Independence on May 4th 1978
	Sunday May 25th Africa Day Namibia: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
	Monday May 26th  Long Weekend!  Public Holiday (in lieu) Namibia: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
	Wednesday May 28th Genocide Memorial Day Namibia: A public holiday to commemorate the Herero and Namaqua Genocide, that took place between 1904-1907.
	Thursday May 29th Ascension Day Namibia: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Tuesday August 26th Heroes Day Namibia: Commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966
	Wednesday December 10th International Human Rights Day Namibia: Marks the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Namibia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Friday December 26th  Long Weekend!  Day of Goodwill Namibia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• Namibia's Public Holidays Act, Act 26 of 1990 provides for 12 public holidays annually.
• If a public holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday will be a public holiday, unless the Monday is already a public holiday.
• The President may declare any day in a particular year as a public holiday by proclamation in the Government Gazette.