Public Holiday in 2025
A national holiday to enable Namibians to take to the polls.
When is Public Holiday?
| Year | Dates |
|---|---|
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2020 |
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has declared Wednesday, 26 November 2025, a national public holiday.
On this day citizens across the country will head to the polls for the regional and local authority elections.
The declaration, issued under the Public Holidays Act of 1990, follows Proclamation No. 37 of 26 September 2025, which set the date for the national polls.