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South Africa Public Holidays 2027

See also: 2027 public holidays in Africa, Botswana, EMEA, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, SADC, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and worldwide.

This page contains the list of South Africa 2027 public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of South Africa public holidays in 2027 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday
Jan Friday New Year's Day
Mar Sunday Human Rights Day
Mar Monday Public Holiday
Mar Friday Good Friday
Mar Monday Family Day / Easter Monday
Apr Tuesday Freedom Day
May Saturday Workers' Day
June Wednesday Youth Day
Aug Monday National Women’s Day
Sep Friday Heritage Day
Dec Thursday Day of Reconciliation
Dec Saturday Christmas Day
Dec Sunday Day of Goodwill
Dec Monday Public Holiday

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Global Holidays Observed in South Africa


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in South Africa, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2024-2034).

South Africa Background Information and Links