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Public Holidays in South Africa 2027

33 total holidays22 national holidays

2027 Holiday Calendar — South Africa

DateHolidayDayType
2027-01-01New Year's DayFridayNational
2027-01-06Isra and Mi'rajWednesdayReligious
2027-02-08Ramadan StartMondayReligious
2027-03-05Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)FridayReligious
2027-03-06Maha ShivaratriSaturdayNational
2027-03-10Eid ul FitrWednesdayReligious
2027-03-21Human Rights DaySundayNational
2027-03-22HoliMondayNational
2027-03-22Human Rights DayMondayNational
2027-03-26Good FridayFridayNational
2027-03-27Holy SaturdaySaturdayReligious
2027-03-28Easter SundaySundayReligious
2027-03-29Family DayMondayNational
2027-04-27Freedom DayTuesdayNational
2027-05-01Workers' DaySaturdayNational
2027-05-17Eid al-AdhaMondayReligious
2027-06-06Muharram/Islamic New YearSundayReligious
2027-06-16Youth DayWednesdayNational
2027-08-09National Women's DayMondayNational
2027-08-15Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)SundayReligious
2027-08-17Raksha BandhanTuesdayNational
2027-08-25JanmashtamiWednesdayNational
2027-09-03Ganesh ChaturthiFridayNational
2027-09-24Heritage DayFridayNational
2027-09-30NavaratriThursdayNational
2027-10-09DussehraSaturdayNational
2027-10-28Diwali/DeepavaliThursdayNational
2027-12-16Day of ReconciliationThursdayNational
2027-12-24Christmas EveFridayReligious
2027-12-25Christmas DaySaturdayNational
2027-12-26Day of GoodwillSundayNational
2027-12-26Isra and Mi'rajSundayReligious
2027-12-27Day of GoodwillMondayNational

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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();
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