This is a list of holidays in Eswatini.[1] If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it may be celebrated on the following Monday.[2]
| Date | Name | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day[3] | ||
| Friday before Easter March or April | Good Friday | ||
| Monday after Easter March or April | Easter Monday | ||
| 19 April | King's Birthday | His Majesty Mswati III was born on 19 April 1968 in Manzini. | |
| 25 April | National Flag Day | ||
| 1 May | Labour Day | ||
| 40 days after Easter Thursday in May or June | Ascension Day | ||
| 22 July | King Father's Birthday | Sobhuza II was Ngwenyama from 1899 to 1982. | |
| 4 September | Umhlanga (Reed Dance) Day | ||
| 6 September | Independence Day | Named for Ngwane IV, Somhlolo, who reigned from 1815 to 1836 and created a kingdom comparable to the Zulu, the Maroti, or the Pedi. | |
| 25 December | |||
| 26 December | Boxing Day | ||
| Last week of December to first week of January | Incwala Day | This is the most important event in Eswatini culture. Its main purpose is to celebrate kingship.[4] |