South Africa Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in South Africa 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Tuesday | Tweede Nuwe Jaar | Observance |
| 7th February | Wednesday | Isra and Mi'raj | Muslim |
| 21st February | Wednesday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 8th March | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Thursday | Human Rights Day | Public Holiday |
| 25th March | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 1st April | Monday | Family Day | Public Holiday |
| 5th April | Friday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 27th April | Saturday | Freedom Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 16th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 16th June | Sunday | Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 17th June | Monday | Day off for Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 8th July | Monday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 18th July | Thursday | Nelson Mandela Day | Observance |
| 9th August | Friday | National Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 26th August | Monday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| 6th September | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 24th September | Tuesday | Heritage Day | Public Holiday |
| 3rd October | Thursday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 12th October | Saturday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday |
| 16th December | Monday | Day of Reconciliation | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Day of Goodwill | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for South Africa. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in South Africa this year in 2024?
There are 13 holidays in South Africa in 2024
How to retrieve the South Africa holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of South Africa holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'ZA', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);