Youth Day in South Africa
Youth Day falls on Wednesday 16 June 2027 in South Africa. It is a fixed date, so only the weekday changes from year to year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 June | Monday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 16 June | Tuesday | one bridge day makes it four days |
| 2027 | 16 June | Wednesday | midweek |
| 2028 | 16 June | Friday | long weekend |
4 of 4
- 16 06 Youth Day Monday
- 16 06 Youth Day Tuesday
- 16 06 Youth Day Wednesday
- 16 06 Youth Day Friday
A fixed date walking through the week
Because Youth Day keeps the same date, the weekday advances one step most years and two after a leap year. That walk is the whole story of how good a holiday year feels: the same day off is a long weekend one year and a lost Saturday another, and the difference is nothing but arithmetic.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Youth Day in South Africa in 2027?
Wednesday, 16 June 2027.
Is Youth Day on the same date every year?
Yes — 16 June every year. What changes is the weekday, which decides whether it extends a weekend.
Which years does Youth Day make a long weekend?
2025 (Monday), 2028 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2026 one bridge day buys four days off.