South Africa Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in South Africa. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
South Africa has 12 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 8 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 12 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.03.21Fri | Human Rights Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Family Day | |
| 2025.04.28Mon | Freedom Day | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Workers' Day | |
| 2025.06.16Mon | Youth Day | |
| 2025.08.09Sat | National Women's Day | |
| 2025.09.24Wed | Heritage Day | |
| 2025.12.16Tue | Day of Reconciliation | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day | |
| 2025.12.26Fri | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
South Africa public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.03.21Sat | Human Rights Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Family Day | |
| 2026.04.27Mon | Freedom Day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Workers' Day | |
| 2026.06.16Tue | Youth Day | |
| 2026.08.10Mon | National Women's Day | |
| 2026.09.24Thu | Heritage Day | |
| 2026.12.16Wed | Day of Reconciliation | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day | |
| 2026.12.26Sat | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
2027 · 12 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.03.22Mon | Human Rights Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Family Day | |
| 2027.04.27Tue | Freedom Day | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | Workers' Day | |
| 2027.06.16Wed | Youth Day | |
| 2027.08.09Mon | National Women's Day | |
| 2027.09.24Fri | Heritage Day | |
| 2027.12.16Thu | Day of Reconciliation | |
| 2027.12.25Sat | Christmas Day | |
| 2027.12.27Mon | Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's Day |
2025 · 7 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.03.21Fri ~ 03.23Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.04.26Sat ~ 04.28Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.14Sat ~ 06.16Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.13Sat ~ 12.16Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break |
South Africa Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.04.25Sat ~ 04.27Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.06.13Sat ~ 06.16Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.08.08Sat ~ 08.10Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.09.24Thu ~ 09.27Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 8 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.20Sat ~ 03.22Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.04.24Sat ~ 04.27Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.08.07Sat ~ 08.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.09.24Fri ~ 09.26Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.16Thu ~ 12.19Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.12.25Sat ~ 12.27Mon | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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