Public Holidays in Lesotho 2026

Complete list of 11 public holidays and observances in Lesotho for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Good FridayApril 3, 2026

14 days left

11 Public Holidays

252 Working Days

113 Days Off

5 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Mar 11	Wednesday	Moshoeshoe Day	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 1	Friday	Workers' Day	Public
May 14	Thursday	Ascension Day	Public
May 25	Monday	Africa Day/ Heroes' Day	Public
Jul 17	Friday	King Letsie III's Birthday	Public
Oct 4	Sunday	Independence Day	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Lesotho has 5 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 3, 2026 — April 6, 2026 4 days

Good Friday, Easter Monday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Workers' Day

May 23, 2026 — May 25, 2026 3 days

Africa Day/ Heroes' Day

July 17, 2026 — July 19, 2026 3 days

King Letsie III's Birthday

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

9 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

2 On Weekends

Already non-working days

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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