2025 Holiday Calendar

Beginning of Spring		Mon 1
Arbor Week Starts		Mon 1
Mawlid Un Nabi Begins		Thu 4
Casual Day		Fri 5
International Day of Charity		Fri 5
International Literacy Day		Mon 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Wed 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Fri 12
International Day of Democracy		Mon 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Tue 16
International Day of Peace		Sun 21
Spring Equinox		Mon 22
World Rhino Day		Mon 22
International Day of Sign Languages		Tue 23
Heritage Day		Wed 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Fri 26
World Tourism Day		Sat 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Sun 28
World Rabies Day		Sun 28
International Translation Day		Tue 30

Yom Kippur (Begins)		Wed 1
International Coffee Day		Wed 1
International Day of Older Persons		Wed 1
World Vegetarian Day		Wed 1
International Day of Non-Violence		Thu 2
Today
World Animal Day		Sat 4
World Teachers Day		Sun 5
Sukkot (Begins)		Mon 6
World Habitat Day		Mon 6
World Post Day		Thu 9
World Mental Health Day		Fri 10
Day Of The Girl		Sat 11
International Day for Disaster Reduction		Mon 13
International Day of Rural Women		Wed 15
Boss's Day		Thu 16
World Food Day		Thu 16
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of Poverty		Fri 17
World Statistics Day		Mon 20
United Nations Day		Fri 24
World Development Information Day		Fri 24
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage		Mon 27
World Cities Day		Fri 31

All Saints Day		Sat 1
World Vegan Day		Sat 1
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists		Sun 2
World Tsunami Awareness Day		Wed 5
Int'l. Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict		Thu 6
World Science Day for Peace and Development		Mon 10
Singles Day		Tue 11
World Diabetes Day		Fri 14
International Day for Tolerance		Sun 16
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims		Sun 16
World Toilet Day		Wed 19
Africa Industrialization Day		Thu 20
Universal Children's Day		Thu 20
World Philosophy Day		Thu 20
World Television Day		Fri 21
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women		Tue 25
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People		Sat 29
Advent		Sun 30
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare		Sun 30

October 2025 Holidays - South Africa: