South Africa Calendar 2027 with Public Holidays

The public holidays

Schedule 1 of the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 lists twelve: New Year’s Day, Human Rights Day on 21 March, Good Friday, Family Day on the Monday after Easter, Freedom Day on 27 April, Workers’ Day on 1 May, Youth Day on 16 June, National Women’s Day on 9 August, Heritage Day on 24 September, the Day of Reconciliation on 16 December, Christmas Day and the Day of Goodwill on 26 December. Good Friday and Family Day move with Easter, between late March and late April. The calendar prints them in red on A4 paper, January to December, and moves on to the next year in September.

Sundays and declared days

When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday after it is a public holiday as well, and the calendar prints both: the holiday in grey on the Sunday and “observed” in red on the Monday. A Saturday holiday stays where it is and is printed in red. Section 2A lets the President declare other days, and election days usually are, most recently the national elections on 29 May 2024 and the local government elections on 4 November 2026 (Proclamation Notice 346 of 2026, Government Gazette 55352). Other declared days include Friday 15 December 2023, to celebrate the Springboks winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup. New declarations are added when they’re gazetted, so check gov.za before relying on a date far ahead.

School terms and other dates

School terms aren’t public holidays and aren’t printed. The Department of Basic Education publishes them for public schools each year, and independent schools set their own. Tick Fillable PDF to type term dates, exams or payday into the day boxes before printing, or write them in afterwards. Weeks start on the day your browser uses; set Week starts on to Monday if you prefer.

Other calendars

For the whole year on one sheet, choose 12 months per page. The fillable calendar explains typing into the day boxes on a phone or computer, and the calendar maker prints any range, layout or paper size with the same holidays.

South African public holidays, 2027

These are the dates marked on the calendar above, worked out from the same rules. Change the start month or year and the list under the preview follows.