South Africa Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in South Africa 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Thursday | Tweede Nuwe Jaar | Observance |
| 27th January | Monday | Isra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 21st February | Friday | Armed Forces Day | Observance |
| 26th February | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 14th March | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Friday | Human Rights Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th March | Wednesday | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Muslim |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid ul Fitr (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 19th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 21st April | Monday | Family Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th April | Sunday | Freedom Day | Public Holiday |
| 28th April | Monday | Freedom Day observed | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 15th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 16th June | Monday | Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 27th June | Friday | Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 18th July | Friday | Nelson Mandela Day | Observance |
| 9th August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 9th August | Saturday | National Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th August | Saturday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| 26th August | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date) | Muslim |
| 22nd September | Monday | Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 24th September | Wednesday | Heritage Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Hindu Holiday |
| 16th December | Tuesday | Day of Reconciliation | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | Day of Goodwill | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | 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 2025?
There are 13 holidays in South Africa in 2025
How to retrieve the South Africa holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);