South Africa Public Holidays in 2021
South Africa has a total of 43 holidays in 2021. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
| Armed Forces Day | Sunday, February 21, 2021 |
| Maha Shivaratri | Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
| March Equinox | Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
| Human Rights Day | Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
| Day off for Human Rights Day | Monday, March 22, 2021 |
| Holi | Monday, March 29, 2021 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 2, 2021 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 3, 2021 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
| Family Day | Monday, April 5, 2021 |
| Ramadan Start | Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
| Freedom Day | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
| Workers' Day | Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Friday, May 14, 2021 |
| Tweede Nuwe Jaar | Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
| Youth Day | Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| June Solstice | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Nelson Mandela Day | Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
| National Women's Day | Monday, August 9, 2021 |
| Muharram/Islamic New Year | Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
| Raksha Bandhan | Sunday, August 22, 2021 |
| Janmashtami | Monday, August 30, 2021 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Friday, September 10, 2021 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Heritage Day | Friday, September 24, 2021 |
| Navaratri | Thursday, October 7, 2021 |
| Dussehra | Friday, October 15, 2021 |
| Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Tuesday, October 19, 2021 |
| Local Government Elections | Monday, November 1, 2021 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
| Day of Reconciliation | Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
| December Solstice | Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24, 2021 |
| Christmas Day | Saturday, December 25, 2021 |
| Day of Goodwill | Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
| Day of Goodwill Observed | Monday, December 27, 2021 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31, 2021 |