Public holidays in South Africa 2029

There are 13 public holidays in 2029. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 13 public holidays in South Africa 2029

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
MondayNew Year's Day
WednesdayHuman Rights Day
FridayGood Friday
MondayFamily Day
FridayFreedom Day
TuesdayWorkers' Day
SaturdayYouth Day
ThursdayNational Women's Day
MondayHeritage Day
SundayDay of Reconciliation
MondayDay of Reconciliation (observed)
TuesdayChristmas Day
WednesdayDay of Goodwill

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 2029

15 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Tue 2 Jan, Wed 3 Jan, Thu 4 Jan, Fri 5 Jan30 Dec – 7 Jan 2029492.3New Year's Day
Mon 19 Mar, Tue 20 Mar17 Mar – 21 Mar 2029252.5Human Rights Day
Thu 22 Mar, Fri 23 Mar21 Mar – 25 Mar 2029252.5Human Rights Day
Mon 26 Mar, Tue 27 Mar, Wed 28 Mar, Thu 29 Mar24 Mar – 2 Apr 20294102.5Good Friday, Family Day
Tue 3 Apr, Wed 4 Apr, Thu 5 Apr, Fri 6 Apr30 Mar – 8 Apr 20294102.5Good Friday, Family Day
Mon 23 Apr, Tue 24 Apr, Wed 25 Apr, Thu 26 Apr21 Apr – 29 Apr 2029492.3Freedom Day
Mon 30 Apr27 Apr – 1 May 2029155Freedom Day, Workers' Day
Wed 2 May, Thu 3 May, Fri 4 May1 May – 6 May 2029362Workers' Day
Mon 6 Aug, Tue 7 Aug, Wed 8 Aug4 Aug – 9 Aug 2029362National Women's Day
Fri 10 Aug9 Aug – 12 Aug 2029144National Women's Day
Tue 25 Sep, Wed 26 Sep, Thu 27 Sep, Fri 28 Sep22 Sep – 30 Sep 2029492.3Heritage Day
Tue 18 Dec, Wed 19 Dec, Thu 20 Dec, Fri 21 Dec15 Dec – 23 Dec 2029492.3Day of Reconciliation, Day of Reconciliation (observed)
Mon 24 Dec22 Dec – 26 Dec 2029155Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill
Thu 27 Dec, Fri 28 Dec25 Dec – 30 Dec 2029263Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill
Mon 31 Dec29 Dec – 1 Jan 2030144New Year's Day

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does South Africa have in 2029?

13 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2029.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2029?

Freedom Day, Workers' Day: take 1 day of leave (30 Apr) and you get 5 days off in a row, 27 Apr – 1 May 2029.

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