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Public holidays in Namibia 2028

Namibia has 12 public holiday dates in 2028, 8 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 45 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Day
45 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Sat, Dec 26Family Dayin 46 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 52 days

2028 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 417 days
Mar 21TueIndependence Dayin 497 days
Apr 14FriGood Fridayin 521 days
Apr 17MonEaster Mondayin 524 days
May 1MonWorkers' Dayin 538 days
May 4ThuCassinga Dayin 541 days
May 25ThuAfrica Dayin 562 days
May 25ThuAscension Dayin 562 days
May 28SunGenocide Remembrance Dayin 565 days
Aug 26SatHeroes' Dayin 655 days
Sep 10SunDay of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Dayin 670 days
Sep 11MonDay of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day observedin 671 days
Dec 25MonChristmas Dayin 776 days
Dec 26TueFamily Dayin 777 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17Good Friday, Easter Monday4 days
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1Workers' Day3 days
  • Sat, Sep 9 – Mon, Sep 11Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26Christmas Day, Family Day4 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Mon, Mar 20Independence Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, May 5Cassinga Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, May 26Africa Day, Ascension Day, Genocide Remembrance Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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