Every country in the world have some traditional festivals and celebrations which are followed by public holidays. Some public holidays are fixed according to the Georgian calendar while others are variable. South Africa public holidays are also in accordance with the traditional rituals and with the global holidays.

Things You Need To Know About Holidays

If you are planning to visit South Africa, then you must have information about South Africa public holidays. During South Africa, public holidays every department observes holiday including most of the tourist attractions. So, you can waste your days if you plan your trip falling on the days of South Africa public holidays. Knowing about South Africa public holidays is also important for people coming to attend conferences or doing business. You can go through South Africa public holidays which are enlisted below for your information.

• 1st January a public holiday for New year.
• 21st March a public holiday for Human Rights Day.
• 30th March a holiday for Good Friday. It is not fixed and is a holiday on the Friday before Easter Sunday.
• 2nd April is a holiday for family day. It is also not fixed and falls on the Monday after Easter Sunday.
• 27th April is a holiday for Freedom Day.
• 1st May is a holiday for international Labor Day.
• 16th June is a public holiday for youth day.
• 9th August is a holiday for National Women’s Day.
• 24th September is a holiday for Heritage Day.
• 16th December is a holiday for the Day of Reconciliation.
• 25th December is a global holiday for Christmas day.
• 26th December is a holiday for the Day of Goodwill formerly known as boxing day.

Details of South Africa Public Holidays

These are all the South Africa public holidays in the whole year. You must check the updated dates of South Africa public holidays before planning your dates of the trip to South Africa. The global holidays are fixed like for Labor Day and Christmas day.  The holidays which are not fixed like the Good Friday or Easter day must be checked for the year you are visiting South Africa. To get the maximum of your trip, you must plan keeping in mind the mentioned South Africa public holidays. Tourists attractions mainly include the parks which are also closed on South Africa public holidays. To get the latest information about South Africa public holidays you can also check South Africa tourism official website.

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