2025 SOUTH AFRICA HOLIDAYS
The next public holiday in South Africa is
25th December, WednesdayChristmas Day
List of National and Regional Public Holidays of South Africa in 2025
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
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WednesdayWed | Jan 01, 2025Jan 01 | New Year's Day |
FridayFri | Mar 21, 2025Mar 21 | Human Rights Day |
FridayFri | Apr 18, 2025Apr 18 | Good Friday |
SundaySun | Apr 20, 2025Apr 20 | Easter |
MondayMon | Apr 21, 2025Apr 21 | Family Day |
SundaySun | Apr 27, 2025Apr 27 | Freedom Day |
MondayMon | Apr 28, 2025Apr 28 | Freedom Day Holiday |
ThursdayThu | May 01, 2025May 01 | Workers Day |
SundaySun | May 25, 2025May 25 | Africa Day |
MondayMon | Jun 16, 2025Jun 16 | Youth Day |
FridayFri | Jul 18, 2025Jul 18 | Nelson Mandela's Birthday |
SaturdaySat | Aug 09, 2025Aug 09 | National Women's Day |
WednesdayWed | Sep 24, 2025Sep 24 | Heritage Day |
TuesdayTue | Dec 16, 2025Dec 16 | Day of Reconciliation |
ThursdayThu | Dec 25, 2025Dec 25 | Christmas Day |
FridayFri | Dec 26, 2025Dec 26 | Day of Goodwill |
Public Holidays in South Africa
Christmas Day
Wednesday Dec 25, 2024
The upcoming South Africa holiday Christmas Day is in 2 days from today.
Day of Goodwill
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
The upcoming South Africa holiday Day of Goodwill is in 3 days from today.
New Year's Day
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
The upcoming South Africa holiday New Year's Day is in 9 days from today.
List of Popular Celebration Days of United States in 2025
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
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SundaySun | Jan 12, 2025Jan 12 | National Pharmacists Day |
SundaySun | Jan 19, 2025Jan 19 | National Popcorn Day |
SundaySun | Feb 02, 2025Feb 02 | Groundhog Day |
WednesdayWed | Feb 05, 2025Feb 05 | National Signing Day |
FridayFri | Feb 07, 2025Feb 07 | National Wear Red Day |
SundaySun | Feb 09, 2025Feb 09 | National Pizza Day |
ThursdayThu | Feb 13, 2025Feb 13 | Galentine's Day |
FridayFri | Feb 14, 2025Feb 14 | Valentine's Day |
SaturdaySat | Feb 15, 2025Feb 15 | National Bagel Day |
TuesdayTue | Feb 18, 2025Feb 18 | National Drink Wine Day |
SaturdaySat | Feb 22, 2025Feb 22 | National Margarita Day |
TuesdayTue | Mar 04, 2025Mar 04 | National Pancake Day |
FridayFri | Mar 07, 2025Mar 07 | National Cereal Day |
FridayFri | Mar 07, 2025Mar 07 | National Employee Appreciation Day |
SundaySun | Mar 09, 2025Mar 09 | Daylight savings |
MondayMon | Mar 10, 2025Mar 10 | National Napping Day |
FridayFri | Mar 14, 2025Mar 14 | National Walkout Day |
FridayFri | Mar 14, 2025Mar 14 | National Pi Day |
ThursdayThu | Mar 20, 2025Mar 20 | National Proposal Day |
SundaySun | Mar 23, 2025Mar 23 | National Puppy Day |
SundaySun | Mar 30, 2025Mar 30 | National Doctor Day |
WednesdayWed | Apr 02, 2025Apr 02 | National Walking Day |
ThursdayThu | Apr 03, 2025Apr 03 | National Burrito Day |
MondayMon | Apr 07, 2025Apr 07 | National Beer Day |
FridayFri | Apr 11, 2025Apr 11 | National Pet Day |
SaturdaySat | Apr 12, 2025Apr 12 | National Grilled Cheese Day |
ThursdayThu | May 01, 2025May 01 | National Day Of Prayer |
SundaySun | May 11, 2025May 11 | Mother's Day |
SundaySun | May 25, 2025May 25 | National Towel Day |
SundaySun | May 25, 2025May 25 | National Wine Day |
FridayFri | Jun 06, 2025Jun 06 | National Donut Day |
SundaySun | Jun 08, 2025Jun 08 | National Best Friends Day |
SundaySun | Jun 15, 2025Jun 15 | Father's Day |
SaturdaySat | Jun 21, 2025Jun 21 | National Selfie Day |
SundaySun | Jun 22, 2025Jun 22 | National Kissing Day |
SundaySun | Jul 13, 2025Jul 13 | National French Fry Day |
MondayMon | Jul 14, 2025Jul 14 | National Nude Day |
WednesdayWed | Jul 16, 2025Jul 16 | National Hot Dog Day |
SundaySun | Jul 20, 2025Jul 20 | National Ice Cream Day |
WednesdayWed | Jul 23, 2025Jul 23 | Amazon Prime Day |
ThursdayThu | Jul 24, 2025Jul 24 | National Tequila Day |
TuesdayTue | Jul 29, 2025Jul 29 | National Chicken Wing Day |
FridayFri | Aug 01, 2025Aug 01 | National Girlfriends Day |
SundaySun | Aug 03, 2025Aug 03 | National Sister Day |
ThursdayThu | Sep 18, 2025Sep 18 | National Cheeseburger Day |
FridayFri | Oct 03, 2025Oct 03 | National Boyfriends Day |
SaturdaySat | Oct 04, 2025Oct 04 | National Vodka Day |
SaturdaySat | Oct 04, 2025Oct 04 | National Taco Day |
ThursdayThu | Oct 09, 2025Oct 09 | Leif Erikson Day |
SaturdaySat | Oct 18, 2025Oct 18 | Sweetest Day |
WednesdayWed | Oct 29, 2025Oct 29 | National Cat Day |
FridayFri | Oct 31, 2025Oct 31 | Halloween |
MondayMon | Nov 03, 2025Nov 03 | National Sandwich Day |
FridayFri | Nov 28, 2025Nov 28 | Black Friday |
MondayMon | Dec 01, 2025Dec 01 | Cyber Monday |
SaturdaySat | Dec 06, 2025Dec 06 | Candle Day |
TuesdayTue | Dec 09, 2025Dec 09 | National Pastry Day |
FridayFri | Dec 19, 2025Dec 19 | National Ugly Sweater day |
2025 Public Holidays South Africa Service
The above is the list of 2025 public holidays declared in South Africa which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. We also provide South Africa holiday calendar for 2025 in Word, Excel, PDF and printable online formats.
The Republic of South Africa has a total of twelve public holidays celebrated annually. The holidays are regulated by the Public Holidays Act. It further directs that in the event a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the celebration is marked on the next day.
The Public Holiday Act No. 48 also makes provision for the President to declare any day a public holiday through a government gazette notice. Every employer is expected to grant leave to employees. The workers must get paid time off during the holidays. Working on a public holiday is solely voluntary or arrived at through an agreement between the employer and employees. As such, workers must get extra pay for their services, usually double their normal daily wage rate or as per agreed terms. The provision may not apply to certain members of the public like the Defence Forces and Senior Management staff.
It might be of considerable importance to residents and visitors to take note of the public holidays as most businesses and non-essential services remain shut. However, a number of large chain stores remain operational. The Christian holidays of Good Friday and Easter Sunday are largely determined by the Ecclesiastical moon and therefore the dates may vary from year to year.
The official dates for observance of public holidays can be altered through an agreement and such a day cannot be considered as part of an employee's annual leave. Some holidays might be limited to select religious groups, for example, Christmas Day celebrated by Christians worldwide.