🇸🇿 Eswatini Public Holidays 2026

New Year's Day

January 1

Public holiday

First day of the calendar year

Good Friday

March 29

Public holiday

Christian commemoration of the crucifixion

Easter Monday

April 6

Public holiday

Christian celebration following Easter Sunday

National Flag Day

April 25

Public holiday

Celebrates the adoption of the Liberian flag

Labour Day

May 1

Public holiday

International Workers' Day

Ascension Day

May 9

Public holiday

Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus

King's Birthday

July 17

Public holiday

Birthday of King Letsie III

King Father's Birthday

July 22

Public holiday

Birthday of King Sobhuza II

Umhlanga Reed Dance Day

September 4

Public holiday

Traditional reed dance ceremony

Christmas Day

December 25

Public holiday

Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus

Boxing Day

December 26

Public holiday

Day after Christmas

Incwala Day

December 28

Public holiday

Sacred national ceremony