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Public holidays in Eswatini 2028

Eswatini has 11 public holiday dates in 2028, 9 of them on a working day, and 3 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 26Boxing Dayin 46 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 52 days

2028 holiday calendar

11 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 417 days
Apr 14FriGood Fridayin 521 days
Apr 17MonEaster Mondayin 524 days
Apr 19WedKing's Birthdayin 526 days
Apr 25TueNational Flag Dayin 532 days
May 1MonWorker's Dayin 538 days
May 25ThuAscension Dayin 562 days
Jul 22SatBirthday of Late King Sobhuzain 620 days
Sep 6WedIndependence Dayin 666 days
Dec 25MonChristmas Dayin 776 days
Dec 26TueBoxing 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 1Worker's Day3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26Christmas Day, Boxing 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 Tue, Apr 18Good Friday, Easter Monday, King's Birthday6 days off
  • Take Mon, Apr 24National Flag Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, May 26Ascension Day4 days off

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Printable calendar

All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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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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