Public holidays in South Africa 2027

14 public holidays; 10 fall on a working day. The weekend in South Africa is Saturday and Sunday.

Date	Holiday	Days
1 JanuaryFriday	New Year's Day
21 MarchSunday	Human Rights Dayweekend
22 MarchMonday	Human Rights Dayobserved
26 MarchFriday	Good Friday
29 MarchMonday	Family Day
27 AprilTuesday	Freedom Day
1 MaySaturday	Workers' Dayweekend
16 JuneWednesday	Youth Day
9 AugustMonday	National Women's Day
24 SeptemberFriday	Heritage Day
16 DecemberThursday	Day of Reconciliation
25 DecemberSaturday	Christmas Dayweekend
26 DecemberSunday	Day of Goodwillweekend
27 DecemberMonday	Day of Goodwillobserved

Count working days in South Africa

Notes

Observed means the day off is moved, usually to the next Monday, because the holiday falls on a weekend.

Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2027 calendar and time in South Africa. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.