South Africa Public Holidays 2025
12 national holidays
South Africa has 12 national public holidays in 2025. There are 7 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
March 2025
- 21Human Rights DayFriday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 21Family DayMonday
- 28Freedom DayMonday
May 2025
- 1Workers' DayThursday
June 2025
- 16Youth DayMonday
August 2025
- 9National Women's DaySaturday
September 2025
- 24Heritage DayWednesday
December 2025
- 16Day of ReconciliationTuesday
- 25Christmas DayThursday
- 26Day of GoodwillFriday · St. Stephen's Day
Long weekends 2025
- 21 March – 23 March3 days
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 26 April – 28 April3 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 14 June – 16 June3 days
- 13 December – 16 December4 days · take 15 December off
- 25 December – 28 December4 days
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in South Africa in 2025?
12 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in South Africa in 2025?
21 March–23 March (3 days); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 26 April–28 April (3 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 14 June–16 June (3 days); 13 December–16 December (4 days, with a bridge day off).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.