🇿🇦 South Africa · 2028
Long weekends in South Africa, 2028
7 long weekends of three or more days, and 3 where taking one extra day off makes a longer break.
Long weekends
- 4 days*Saturday 18 March 2028 – Tuesday 21 March 2028
Human Rights Day
💡 Take off for this 4-day break.
- 4 daysFriday 14 April 2028 – Monday 17 April 2028
Good Friday, Family Day
- 5 days*Thursday 27 April 2028 – Monday 1 May 2028
Freedom Day, Workers' Day
💡 Take off for this 5-day break.
- 3 daysSaturday 29 April 2028 – Monday 1 May 2028
Workers' Day
💡 Bonus: take off to stretch it to 5 days.
- 3 daysFriday 16 June 2028 – Sunday 18 June 2028
Youth Day
- 3 daysSaturday 23 September 2028 – Monday 25 September 2028
Heritage Day
- 4 daysSaturday 23 December 2028 – Tuesday 26 December 2028
Christmas Day, St. Stephen's Day
More for South Africa
A long weekend here means three or more consecutive non-working days — weekends plus any public holiday that touches them. Entries marked * aren't automatic: they need the one marked day of leave to happen. Everything assumes a standard Saturday–Sunday weekend and a five-day week, and counts nationwide public holidays only — confirm your own leave rules and any regional holidays before booking.