Home › Lesotho › 2026 LS Lesotho public holidays 2026: 11 holidays, 1 long weekend In 2026, Lesotho has 11 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 1 long weekend. Good Friday falls on April 3, 2026, and May is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 11 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 10 Longest break (days) May Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — March 11, 2026 Wednesday Moshoeshoe Day — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 6, 2026 Monday Easter Monday — May 1, 2026 Friday Workers' Day — May 14, 2026 Thursday Ascension Day — May 25, 2026 Monday Africa Day/ Heroes' Day — July 17, 2026 Friday King Letsie III's Birthday — October 4, 2026 Sunday Independence Day — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day — December 26, 2026 Saturday Boxing Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Independence Day October 4, 2026 Sunday Boxing Day December 26, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day March 7, 2026 – March 11, 2026 5 2 Moshoeshoe Day April 3, 2026 – April 6, 2026 4 No leave needed Good Friday, Easter Monday March 28, 2026 – April 6, 2026 10 4 Good Friday, Easter Monday
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier Easter Monday April 6, 2026 15 earlier Ascension Day May 14, 2026 15 earlier
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