Public holidays in Lesotho 2029

11 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Lesotho

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Holiday	Local name
Monday 1 January 2029	New Year's Day
Sunday 11 March 2029	Moshoeshoe's Day
Friday 30 March 2029	Good Friday Religious
Monday 2 April 2029	Easter Monday Religious
Tuesday 1 May 2029	Workers' Day
Thursday 10 May 2029	Ascension Day Religious
Friday 25 May 2029	Africa/Heroes Day National day
Tuesday 17 July 2029	King's Birthday National day
Thursday 4 October 2029	Independence Day National day
Tuesday 25 December 2029	Christmas Day Religious
Wednesday 26 December 2029	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Lesotho (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Maseru: high 28°C (82°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 51% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 30 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · 4 days offGood Friday, Easter MondayTypically in Maseru: high 25°C (77°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 23% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 25 May – Sun 27 May · 3 days offAfrica/Heroes DayTypically in Maseru: high 18°C (64°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)Workers' DayTypically in Maseru: high 20°C (68°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 20% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 11 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 10 May – Sun 13 May)Ascension DayTypically in Maseru: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 26% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 16 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Jul – Tue 17 Jul)King's BirthdayTypically in Maseru: high 15°C (59°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 11% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Oct – Sun 7 Oct)Independence DayTypically in Maseru: high 25°C (77°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 10% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec)Christmas Day, Boxing DayTypically in Maseru: high 29°C (84°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 40% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2029

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 22 Dec – Sun 30 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 24 Dec, Thu 27 Dec, Fri 28 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 29 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 10 May – Sun 13 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 May – Sun 27 May · Africa/Heroes DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Jul – Tue 17 Jul · King's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 22 Dec – Wed 26 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓