South Africa Holiday Countdowns
Track every upcoming public, religious, and federal holiday in South Africa with millisecond-accurate countdowns synchronized with global atomic time.
South Africa (ZA)
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is celebrated with a blend of both diversity and tradition in countries such as South Africa on January 1 each year.
Tweede Nuwe Jaar
Tweede Nuwe Jaar is an observance in South Africa
Isra and Mi'raj
Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation.
Ramadan Start
Ramadan is a period of prayer, reflection and fasting for many Muslims worldwide. It is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.
Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day is an observance in South Africa
Holi
Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days.
Lailat al-Qadr
Laylat al-Qadr commmemorates the time when Mohammad received the first verses of the Koran (Qu'ran).
Eid ul Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
March Equinox
March Equinox in South Africa (Johannesburg)
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Good Friday
Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Family Day
Family Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Freedom Day
Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Workers' Day
Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures.
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Youth Day
Youth Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
Father's Day
Father's Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
June Solstice
June Solstice in South Africa (Johannesburg)
Nelson Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela Day is an observance in South Africa
National Women's Day
National Women's Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Day off for National Women's Day
National Women's Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Milad un Nabi
Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.
Janmashtami
Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days.
September Equinox
September Equinox in South Africa (Johannesburg)
Heritage Day
Heritage Day is a public holiday in South Africa
Navaratri
Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in South Africa
Dussehra
Dussehra is a Hindu holiday in South Africa
Local Government Elections
Local Government Elections is a public holiday in South Africa
Diwali
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular Hindu festivals.
Day of Reconciliation
Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa
December Solstice
December Solstice in South Africa (Johannesburg)
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Day of Goodwill
Day of Goodwill is a public holiday in South Africa
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.
About South Africa Celebrations
Each country features unique holiday observances reflecting its history, culture, and traditions. Our real-time tracker keeps you up-to-date with every major event in South Africa, ensuring you can map out long weekends, prepare for festivals, or schedule business deadlines with absolute precision.
The timer calculations use system hardware performance ticks synchronized with global atomic time servers. This prevents local CPU drift and provides reliability down to the millisecond, whether you are running a countdown display at a public event or tracking the holidays on your mobile screen.