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South Africa Public Holidays 2025

22 holidays, festivals, and observances · 4 long weekends

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🎉 Long Weekends in 2025

Mar 21, 2025 – Mar 23, 2025 3 days

Friday – Sunday

Includes: Human Rights Day, Human Rights Day Holiday

Apr 18, 2025 – Apr 21, 2025 4 days

Friday – Monday

Includes: Good Friday, Family Day

Jun 14, 2025 – Jun 16, 2025 3 days

Saturday – Monday

Includes: Youth Day

Dec 25, 2025 – Dec 28, 2025 4 days

Thursday – Sunday

Includes: Christmas Day, Christmas Holiday, Day of Goodwill

January 2025

New Year's Day

Jan 1, 2025 · Wednesday

JRR Tolkien

Jan 3, 2025 · Friday

March 2025

Human Rights Day

Mar 21, 2025 · Friday

Human Rights Day Holiday

Mar 21, 2025 · Friday

Race Relations Day

Mar 21, 2025 · Friday

Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial DiscriminationWeekMar 21 to 27

Mar 21, 2025 · Friday

Tolkien Reading Day

Mar 25, 2025 · Tuesday

April 2025

Good Friday

Apr 18, 2025 · Friday

Family Day

Apr 21, 2025 · Monday

Freedom Day

Apr 27, 2025 · Sunday

June 2025

Youth Day

Jun 16, 2025 · Monday

National Nash Day

Jun 29, 2025 · Sunday

July 2025

Nelson Mandela International

Jul 18, 2025 · Friday

August 2025

National Women's Day

Aug 9, 2025 · Saturday

National Women's Day Holiday

Aug 9, 2025 · Saturday

September 2025

Heritage Day

Sep 24, 2025 · Wednesday

Heritage Day Holiday

Sep 24, 2025 · Wednesday

Heritage

Sep 24, 2025 · Wednesday

December 2025

Day of Reconciliation

Dec 16, 2025 · Tuesday

Christmas Day

Dec 25, 2025 · Thursday

Christmas Holiday

Dec 25, 2025 · Thursday

Day of Goodwill

Dec 26, 2025 · Friday