Sir Seretse Khama Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Botswana

Every 1 July is Sir Seretse Khama Day in Botswana. To celebrate the life and achievements of Botswana’s first president. The date of the public holiday is Seretse Khama’s birth date.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	1 Jul	Sat	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2024	1 Jul	Mon	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2025	1 Jul	Tue	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2026	1 Jul	Wed	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Seretse Khama was born on 1 July, 1921, to the royal household of the Bamangwatos. He officially became king at the meager age of four, upon his father’s death; but his uncle ruled as regent at first. Later, Seretse studied abroad, married a British lady, and returned home to start up and lead an independence movement in Botswana.

After independence, he became the new nation’s first president and ruled from 1966 to 1980. Under his policies, Botswana’s economy was greatly improved. In fact, when he first became president, Botswana was among the poorest countries on the planet, but he helped it become one of the fastest-growing of all the world’s economies.

Low and predictable tax rates were one key component of President Khama’s policies, but he also heavily invested tax revenue in improving healthcare, education, and transportation in Botswana. And he also freed up trade, while clamping down on corruption.

Sir Seretse Khama Day is a time when the people of Botswana remember their first and greatest president and seek to recapture his vision for a stronger, more prosperous Botswana.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	1 Jul	Fri	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2021	1 Jul	Thu	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2020	1 Jul	Wed	Sir Seretse Khama Day
2019	1 Jul	Mon	Sir Seretse Khama Day
	2 Jul	Tue	Sir Seretse Khama Day Holiday
2018	1 Jul	Sun	Sir Seretse Khama Day
	2 Jul	Mon	Sir Seretse Khama Day Holiday
2017	1 Jul	Sat	Sir Seretse Khama Day