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2026 Holidays for eSwatini

  • New Year's Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • King's Birthday
  • King's Birthday (observed)
  • National Flag Day
  • Worker's Day
  • Ascension Day
  • Birthday of Late King Sobhuza
  • Independence Day
  • Independence Day (observed)
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

Public holidays in eSwatini in 2026

ESwatini has 13 public holidays in 2026. 4 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is April (5).

All public holidays in eSwatini in 2026

  • New Year's Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • King's Birthday – Sunday, April 19, 2026
  • King's Birthday (observed) – Monday, April 20, 2026
  • National Flag Day – Saturday, April 25, 2026
  • Worker's Day – Friday, May 1, 2026
  • Ascension Day – Thursday, May 14, 2026
  • Birthday of Late King Sobhuza – Wednesday, July 22, 2026
  • Independence Day – Sunday, September 6, 2026
  • Independence Day (observed) – Monday, September 7, 2026
  • Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026

Long weekends and bridge days in eSwatini in 2026

The weekend in eSwatini: Saturday and Sunday. ESwatini has 5 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 20 – 3 days off (King's Birthday, King's Birthday (observed))
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (Worker's Day)
  • Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 – 3 days off (Independence Day, Independence Day (observed))
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take Fri, May 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 14 – Sun, May 17 (Ascension Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Jul 20 and Tue, Jul 21): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jul 18 – Wed, Jul 22 (Birthday of Late King Sobhuza)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Jul 23 and Fri, Jul 24): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jul 22 – Sun, Jul 26 (Birthday of Late King Sobhuza)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in eSwatini: 13

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