Holidays in South Africa 2025
South Africa has 13 public holidays in 2025. 13 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in South Africa.
Holidays in South Africa 2025
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New Year's Day
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Human Rights Day
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Good Friday
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Family Day
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Freedom Day
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Freedom Day (observed)
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Workers' Day
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Youth Day
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National Women's Day
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Heritage Day
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Day of Reconciliation
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Christmas Day
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Day of Goodwill
National holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does South Africa have in 2025?
- South Africa has 13 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in South Africa in 2025?
- South Africa has 13 national public holidays in 2025: New Year's Day (January 1, 2025), Human Rights Day (March 21, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Family Day (April 21, 2025), Freedom Day (April 27, 2025), Freedom Day (observed) (April 28, 2025), Workers' Day (May 1, 2025), Youth Day (June 16, 2025), National Women's Day (August 9, 2025), Heritage Day (September 24, 2025), Day of Reconciliation (December 16, 2025), Christmas Day (December 25, 2025), Day of Goodwill (December 26, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.