Public holidays 2027 in South Africa
There are 14 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | ||
| Sunday | Human Rights Day | ||
| Monday | Human Rights Day (observed) | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Family Day | ||
| Tuesday | Freedom Day | ||
| Saturday | Workers' Day | ||
| Wednesday | Youth Day | ||
| Monday | National Women's Day | ||
| Friday | Heritage Day | ||
| Thursday | Day of Reconciliation | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | ||
| Sunday | Day of Goodwill | ||
| Monday | Day of Goodwill (observed) |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2027
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Human Rights Day, Human Rights Day (observed), Good Friday, Family Day |
| Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr | 26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Family Day |
| Mon 26 Apr | 24 Apr – 27 Apr 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Freedom Day |
| Wed 28 Apr, Thu 29 Apr, Fri 30 Apr | 27 Apr – 2 May 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Freedom Day, Workers' Day |
| Mon 14 Jun, Tue 15 Jun | 12 Jun – 16 Jun 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Youth Day |
| Thu 17 Jun, Fri 18 Jun | 16 Jun – 20 Jun 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Youth Day |
| Tue 10 Aug, Wed 11 Aug, Thu 12 Aug, Fri 13 Aug | 7 Aug – 15 Aug 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Women's Day |
| Mon 20 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep, Thu 23 Sep | 18 Sep – 26 Sep 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Heritage Day |
| Mon 13 Dec, Tue 14 Dec, Wed 15 Dec | 11 Dec – 16 Dec 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Day of Reconciliation |
| Fri 17 Dec | 16 Dec – 19 Dec 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Day of Reconciliation |
| Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill, Day of Goodwill (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code ZA (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.sa) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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