Weekday

Date

2014
Holiday name

Holiday type

Wednesday

1-Jan

New Year's Day Public Holiday

Thursday

20-Mar March equinox

Season

Friday

Public Holiday

Friday

21-Mar Human Rights

Day
18-Apr Good Friday

Saturday

19-Apr

Holy Saturday

Observance

Sunday

20-Apr

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

Monday

21-Apr

Family Day

Public Holiday

Sunday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

Monday

28-Apr

Public Holiday

Monday

28-Apr

Freedom Day
observed
School holiday

Tuesday

29-Apr

School holiday

Observance

Wednesday

30-Apr

School holiday

Observance

Thursday

1-May

Workers' Day

Public Holiday

Friday

2-May

School holiday

Observance

Wednesday

7-May

Public holiday

Public Holiday

Sunday

11-May Mother's Day

Observance

Sunday

15-Jun Father's Day

Observance

Monday

16-Jun Youth Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Observance

Saturday

21-Jun June Solstice

Season

Friday

18-Jul

Nelson Mandela
Day
9-Aug National
Women's Day
23-Sep September
equinox
24-Sep Heritage Day

Observance

Public Holiday

Wednesday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation
21-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Thursday

25-Dec Christmas Day

Public Holiday

Friday

26-Dec Day of Goodwill Public Holiday

Wednesday

31-Dec New Year's Eve Observance

Saturday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Sunday

Public Holiday
Season
Public Holiday

Season
Observance

Weekday

Date

2015
Holiday name

Thursday

1-Jan

Friday

20-Mar March equinox

Saturday

2016
Holiday type

New Year's Day Public Holiday

Weekday

Date

Friday

1-Jan

Season

Sunday

20-Mar

Public Holiday

Monday

21-Mar

Friday

21-Mar Human Rights

Day
3-Apr
Good Friday

Public Holiday

Friday

25-Mar

Saturday

4-Apr

Holy Saturday

Observance

Saturday

26-Mar

Sunday

5-Apr

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

Sunday

27-Mar

Monday

6-Apr

Family Day

Public Holiday

Monday

28-Mar

Monday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

Friday

1-May

Workers' Day

Public Holiday

Wednesda 27-Apr
y
Sunday
1-May

Sunday

10-May Mother's Day

Observance

Monday

2-May

Monday

15-Jun School holiday

Observance

Sunday

8-May

Tuesday

16-Jun Youth Day

Public Holiday

Thursday

16-Jun

Sunday

21-Jun June Solstice

Season

Sunday

19-Jun

Sunday

21-Jun Father's Day

Observance

Monday

20-Jun

Saturday

18-Jul

Monday

18-Jul

Sunday

9-Aug

Tuesday

9-Aug

Monday

10-Aug School holiday

Observance

Thursday

22-Sep

Monday

10-Aug National
Women's Day
observed

Public Holiday

Saturday

24-Sep

Nelson Mandela Observance

Day
National
Public Holiday
Women's Day

Wednesday

23-Sep September
equinox

Season

Friday

Thursday

24-Sep Heritage Day

Public Holiday

Friday

25-Sep School holiday

Observance

Wednesda 21-Dec
y
Saturday
24-Dec

Wednesday

Public Holiday

Sunday

25-Dec

Season

Monday

26-Dec

Thursday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation
22-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Observance

Monday

26-Dec

Friday

25-Dec Christmas Day

Public Holiday

Saturday

31-Dec

Saturday

26-Dec Day of Goodwill Public Holiday

Thursday

31-Dec New Year's Eve Observance

Tuesday

16-Dec

2016
Holiday name

Holiday type

Weekday

Date

2017
Holiday name

New Year's Day Public Holiday

Sunday

1-Jan

March equinox

Season

Monday

2-Jan

Human Rights
Day
Good Friday

Public Holiday

Monday

Public Holiday

Tuesday

Holy Saturday

Observance

Friday

21-Mar Human Rights

Day
14-Apr Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

Saturday

15-Apr

Holy Saturday

Family Day

Public Holiday

Sunday

16-Apr

Easter Sunday

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

Monday

17-Apr

Family Day

Workers' Day

Public Holiday

Thursday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Workers' Day
observed
Mother's Day

Public Holiday

Monday

1-May

Workers' Day

Observance

Sunday

14-May Mother's Day

Youth Day

Public Holiday

Friday

16-Jun Youth Day

Father's Day

Observance

Sunday

18-Jun Father's Day

June Solstice

Season

Wednesda 21-Jun June Solstice

y
Tuesday
18-Jul Nelson Mandela
Day
Wednesda 9-Aug National
y
Women's Day

Nelson Mandela Observance

Day
National
Public Holiday
Women's Day
September
equinox
Heritage Day

Season

Friday

Public Holiday

Sunday

New Year's Day

New Year's Day

observed
20-Mar March equinox

22-Sep September
equinox
24-Sep Heritage Day

Day of
Reconciliation

Public Holiday

Monday

25-Sep Heritage Day

observed

December
Solstice
Christmas Eve

Season

Saturday

Observance

Thursday

Christmas Day

Public Holiday

Sunday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation
21-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Christmas Day Public Holiday

observed
Day of Goodwill Public Holiday

Monday

25-Dec Christmas Day

Tuesday

26-Dec Day of Goodwill

New Year's Eve Observance

Sunday

31-Dec New Year's Eve

17
Holiday type

Weekday

Date

2018
Holiday name

Holiday type

Public Holiday

Monday

1-Jan

New Year's Day Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Tuesday

20-Mar March equinox

Season

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Wednesda 21-Mar Human Rights

y
Day
Friday
30-Mar Good Friday

Public Holiday

Saturday

31-Mar Holy Saturday

Observance

Observance

Sunday

1-Apr

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Monday

2-Apr

Family Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Friday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Tuesday

1-May

Workers' Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Sunday

13-May Mother's Day

Observance

Observance

Saturday

16-Jun Youth Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Sunday

17-Jun Father's Day

Observance

Observance

Thursday

21-Jun June Solstice

Season

Season
Observance

Wednesda 18-Jul
y
Thursday 9-Aug

Public Holiday

Sunday

Season

Monday

24-Sep Heritage Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Sunday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation

Public Holiday

Season

Public Holiday

Nelson Mandela Observance

Day
National
Public Holiday
Women's Day
23-Sep September
Season
equinox

Public Holiday

Monday

Public Holiday

Monday

17-Dec Day of
Reconciliation
observed
21-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Public Holiday

Friday

Season
Observance

Tuesday

25-Dec Christmas Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

Wednesda 26-Dec Day of Goodwill Public Holiday

y
Monday
31-Dec New Year's Eve Observance

Public Holiday
Observance

Season
Observance

Weekday
Tuesday

Date
1-Jan

2019
Holiday name

20
Holiday type

New Year's Day Public Holiday

Weekday
Wednesday

Wednesda 20-Mar March equinox

y
Thursday 21-Mar Human Rights
Day
Friday
19-Apr Good Friday

Season

Friday

Public Holiday

Saturday

Public Holiday

Friday

Saturday

20-Apr

Holy Saturday

Observance

Saturday

Sunday

21-Apr

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

Sunday

Monday

22-Apr

Family Day

Public Holiday

Monday

Saturday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

Monday

Wednesda 1-May Workers' Day

y
Sunday
12-May Mother's Day

Public Holiday

Friday

Observance

Sunday

Sunday

16-Jun Father's Day

Observance

Tuesday

Sunday

16-Jun Youth Day

Public Holiday

Saturday

Monday

Public Holiday

Sunday

Friday

17-Jun Youth Day

observed
21-Jun June Solstice

Season

Saturday

Thursday

18-Jul

Friday

9-Aug

Monday

23-Sep September
equinox
24-Sep Heritage Day

Tuesday

Nelson Mandela Observance

Day
National
Public Holiday
Women's Day

Sunday
Monday

Season

Tuesday

Public Holiday

Thursday

Monday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation

Public Holiday

Wednesday

Sunday

22-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Season

Monday

Observance

Thursday

Tuesday

Wednesda 25-Dec Christmas Day Public Holiday

y
Thursday 26-Dec Day of Goodwill Public Holiday

Friday

Tuesday

Thursday

31-Dec New Year's Eve Observance

Saturday

Date
1-Jan

2020
Holiday name

Holiday type

New Year's Day

Public Holiday

20-Mar March equinox

Season

21-Mar Human Rights

Day
10-Apr Good Friday

Public Holiday

11-Apr

Holy Saturday

Observance

12-Apr

Easter Sunday

Public Holiday

13-Apr

Family Day

Public Holiday

27-Apr

Freedom Day

Public Holiday

1-May

Workers' Day

Public Holiday

Public Holiday

10-May Mother's Day

Observance

16-Jun Youth Day

Public Holiday

20-Jun June Solstice

Season

21-Jun Father's Day

Observance

18-Jul

Observance

Nelson Mandela
Day
9-Aug National
Women's Day
10-Aug National
Women's Day
observed
22-Sep September
equinox
24-Sep Heritage Day

Public Holiday
Public Holiday

Season
Public Holiday

16-Dec Day of
Reconciliation

Public Holiday

21-Dec December
Solstice
24-Dec Christmas Eve

Season

25-Dec Christmas Day

Public Holiday

26-Dec Day of Goodwill

Public Holiday

31-Dec New Year's Eve

Observance

Observance