Public Holidays in South Africa 2027
33 total holidays22 national holidays
2027 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | Friday | National |
| 2027-01-06 | Isra and Mi'raj | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2027-02-08 | Ramadan Start | Monday | Religious |
| 2027-03-05 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Friday | Religious |
| 2027-03-06 | Maha Shivaratri | Saturday | National |
| 2027-03-10 | Eid ul Fitr | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2027-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Sunday | National |
| 2027-03-22 | Holi | Monday | National |
| 2027-03-22 | Human Rights Day | Monday | National |
| 2027-03-26 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2027-03-27 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2027-03-28 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2027-03-29 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2027-04-27 | Freedom Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2027-05-01 | Workers' Day | Saturday | National |
| 2027-05-17 | Eid al-Adha | Monday | Religious |
| 2027-06-06 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Sunday | Religious |
| 2027-06-16 | Youth Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2027-08-09 | National Women's Day | Monday | National |
| 2027-08-15 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Sunday | Religious |
| 2027-08-17 | Raksha Bandhan | Tuesday | National |
| 2027-08-25 | Janmashtami | Wednesday | National |
| 2027-09-03 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Friday | National |
| 2027-09-24 | Heritage Day | Friday | National |
| 2027-09-30 | Navaratri | Thursday | National |
| 2027-10-09 | Dussehra | Saturday | National |
| 2027-10-28 | Diwali/Deepavali | Thursday | National |
| 2027-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Thursday | National |
| 2027-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Friday | Religious |
| 2027-12-25 | Christmas Day | Saturday | National |
| 2027-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Sunday | National |
| 2027-12-26 | Isra and Mi'raj | Sunday | Religious |
| 2027-12-27 | Day of Goodwill | Monday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2027" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2027",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();