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Public holidays in Lesotho in 2026
Lesotho has 11 public holidays in 2026, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Wednesday | Moshoeshoe Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Workers' Day |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Ascension Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Africa Day/ Heroes' Day |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Friday | King Letsie III's Birthday |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Lesotho, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 10 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2026: book Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 (Moshoeshoe Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Workers' Day)
- 14 May 2026 – 17 May 2026: book Friday 15 May 2026 (Ascension Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Africa Day/ Heroes' Day)
- 16 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2026: book Thursday 16 Jul 2026 (King Letsie III's Birthday)
- 2 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026: book Friday 2 Oct 2026 (Independence Day)
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