South Africa Holidays 2028
All public holidays, festivals and observances in South Africa for 2028
Total holidays
40
Public holidays
12
Long weekends
2
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New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 1
South Africa holidays 2028
Showing 40 of 40 holidays
- Jan1Sat
New Year's Day
Saturday, January 1, 2028in 433 days
- Jan2Sun
Tweede Nuwe Jaar
Sunday, January 2, 2028
- Jan28Fri
Ramadan Start
Friday, January 28, 2028
- Feb21Mon
Armed Forces Day
Monday, February 21, 2028
- Feb22Tue
Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)
Tuesday, February 22, 2028
- Feb23Wed
Maha Shivaratri
Wednesday, February 23, 2028
- Feb27Sun
Eid ul Fitr
Sunday, February 27, 2028
- Mar11Sat
Holi
Saturday, March 11, 2028
- Mar20Mon
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2028
- Mar21Tue
Human Rights Day
Tuesday, March 21, 2028
- Apr14Fri
Good Friday
Friday, April 14, 2028
- Apr15Sat
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 15, 2028
- Apr16Sun
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 16, 2028
- Apr17Mon
Family Day
Monday, April 17, 2028
- Apr27Thu
Freedom Day
Thursday, April 27, 2028
- May1Mon
Workers' Day
Monday, May 1, 2028
- May5Fri
Eid al-Adha
Friday, May 5, 2028
- May14Sun
Mother's Day
Sunday, May 14, 2028
- May25Thu
Muharram/Islamic New Year
Thursday, May 25, 2028
- Jun16Fri
Youth Day
Friday, June 16, 2028
- Jun18Sun
Father's Day
Sunday, June 18, 2028
- Jun20Tue
June Solstice
Tuesday, June 20, 2028
- Jul18TueLearn more
Tuesday, July 18, 2028
- Aug3ThuLearn more
Thursday, August 3, 2028
- Aug5SatLearn more
Saturday, August 5, 2028
- Aug9WedLearn more
Wednesday, August 9, 2028
- Aug13SunLearn more
Sunday, August 13, 2028
- Aug23WedLearn more
Wednesday, August 23, 2028
- Sep19TueLearn more
Tuesday, September 19, 2028
- Sep22FriLearn more
Friday, September 22, 2028
- Sep24SunLearn more
Sunday, September 24, 2028
- Sep27WedLearn more
Wednesday, September 27, 2028
- Oct17Tue
Diwali/Deepavali
Tuesday, October 17, 2028
- Dec14Thu
Isra and Mi'raj
Thursday, December 14, 2028
- Dec16Sat
Day of Reconciliation
Saturday, December 16, 2028
- Dec21Thu
December Solstice
Thursday, December 21, 2028
- Dec24Sun
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2028
- Dec25Mon
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2028
- Dec26Tue
Day of Goodwill
Tuesday, December 26, 2028
- Dec31Sun
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2028
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for South Africa. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Frequently asked questions
How many holidays are there in South Africa in 2028?
There are 12 public holidays and 40 holidays and observances in total in South Africa in 2028. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays
How do I add South Africa holidays to my calendar?
Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.
How to retrieve the South Africa holidays list via API?
Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2028 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
country: 'ZA',
year: '2028'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2028" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"