South Africa Public Holidays in 2022
South Africa has a total of 42 holidays in 2022. 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 | Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
| Tweede Nuwe Jaar | Sunday, January 2, 2022 |
| Armed Forces Day | Monday, February 21, 2022 |
| Maha Shivaratri | Monday, February 28, 2022 |
| Isra and Mi'raj | Tuesday, March 1, 2022 |
| Holi | Friday, March 18, 2022 |
| March Equinox | Sunday, March 20, 2022 |
| Human Rights Day | Monday, March 21, 2022 |
| Ramadan Start | Sunday, April 3, 2022 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 15, 2022 |
| Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
| Family Day | Monday, April 18, 2022 |
| Freedom Day | Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
| Lailat al-Qadr | Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
| Workers' Day | Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
| Day off for Workers' Day | Monday, May 2, 2022 |
| Eid ul Fitr | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
| Mother's Day | Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
| Youth Day | Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
| Father's Day | Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
| June Solstice | Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
| Eid al-Adha | Sunday, July 10, 2022 |
| Nelson Mandela Day | Monday, July 18, 2022 |
| Muharram/Islamic New Year | Sunday, July 31, 2022 |
| National Women's Day | Tuesday, August 9, 2022 |
| Raksha Bandhan | Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
| Janmashtami | Friday, August 19, 2022 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
| September Equinox | Friday, September 23, 2022 |
| Heritage Day | Saturday, September 24, 2022 |
| Navaratri | Monday, September 26, 2022 |
| Dussehra | Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
| Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Sunday, October 9, 2022 |
| Diwali/Deepavali | Monday, October 24, 2022 |
| Day of Reconciliation | Friday, December 16, 2022 |
| December Solstice | Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
| Christmas Eve | Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
| Christmas Day | Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
| Day of Goodwill | Monday, December 26, 2022 |
| Public Holiday | Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
| New Year's Eve | Saturday, December 31, 2022 |