2016 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2016, Fri	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/2016, Sat	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/25/2016, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/26/2016, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/27/2016, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/28/2016, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/2/2016, Mon	Labour Day: Actual Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/5/2016, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/2016, Fri	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/18/2016, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/19/2016, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/2016, Fri	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/2016, Sat	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/2016, Sun	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/2016, Mon	Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/2016, Mon	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/27/2016, Tue	Boxing Day: Additional Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday.