Public holidays in South Africa

Public holidays for 2026 to 2030 – for South Africa.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
21 Mar 2026	Saturday	Human Rights Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Family Day
27 Apr 2026	Monday	Freedom Day
1 May 2026	Friday	Workers' Day
16 Jun 2026	Tuesday	Youth Day
9 Aug 2026	Sunday	National Women's Day
10 Aug 2026	Monday	National Women's Day (observed)
24 Sep 2026	Thursday	Heritage Day
4 Nov 2026	Wednesday	Local Government Elections
16 Dec 2026	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Day of Goodwill

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
21 Mar 2027	Sunday	Human Rights Day
22 Mar 2027	Monday	Human Rights Day (observed)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Family Day
27 Apr 2027	Tuesday	Freedom Day
1 May 2027	Saturday	Workers' Day
16 Jun 2027	Wednesday	Youth Day
9 Aug 2027	Monday	National Women's Day
24 Sep 2027	Friday	Heritage Day
16 Dec 2027	Thursday	Day of Reconciliation
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Day of Goodwill
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Day of Goodwill (observed)

Public holidays 2028

Public holidays 2029

Public holidays 2030

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code ZA (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.sa) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026