Public holidays in South Africa 2026 & 2027

Find all public holidays in South Africa, each with date and weekday. On the interactive world map of dayoff.info you can also explore regions, school holidays and bridge days.

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Public holidays 2026

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day
21 March 2026SaturdayHuman Rights Day
03 April 2026FridayGood Friday
06 April 2026MondayFamily Day
27 April 2026MondayFreedom Day
01 May 2026FridayWorkers' Day
16 June 2026TuesdayYouth Day
09 August 2026SundayNational Women's Day
10 August 2026MondayPublic Holiday
24 September 2026ThursdayHeritage Day
16 December 2026WednesdayDay of Reconciliation
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day
26 December 2026SaturdayDay of Goodwill

Public holidays 2027

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2027FridayNew Year's Day
21 March 2027SundayHuman Rights Day
22 March 2027MondayPublic Holiday
26 March 2027FridayGood Friday
29 March 2027MondayFamily Day
27 April 2027TuesdayFreedom Day
01 May 2027SaturdayWorkers' Day
16 June 2027WednesdayYouth Day
09 August 2027MondayNational Women's Day
24 September 2027FridayHeritage Day
16 December 2027ThursdayDay of Reconciliation
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas Day
26 December 2027SundayDay of Goodwill
27 December 2027MondayPublic Holiday

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