🇿🇦 South Africa
Freedom Day
Next observed on Tuesday, 27 April 2027.
When is Freedom Day in 2027?
Tuesday, 27 April 2027
Counting down to Freedom Day
What Freedom Day marks

National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment abolishing slavery on February 1, 1865, and it was later ratified by the states.
Background summarised from Wikipedia — United States observance, available under CC BY-SA.
When is Freedom Day each year?
Freedom Day falls on 27 April every year, so the date never moves — only the weekday does. In 2027 it falls on a Tuesday; in 2028, a Thursday.
Frequently asked
When is Freedom Day in 2027?
Freedom Day falls on Tuesday, 27 April 2027 in South Africa.
What day of the week is Freedom Day 2027?
Freedom Day 2027 falls on a Tuesday, 27 April 2027.
When is Freedom Day in 2028?
Freedom Day falls on Thursday, 27 April 2028.
Where is Freedom Day observed?
Observed nationally in South Africa.
What does Freedom Day celebrate?
United States observance. National Freedom Day is a United States observance on February 1 honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later was ratified as the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. President Lincoln signed the Amendment abolishing slavery on February 1, 1865, and it was later ratified by the states.