How to add Public Holidays to Outlook
South Africa has quite a few public holidays, so its pretty awesome that Outlook comes with a predefined list of holidays for South Africa You can import the SA holidays by going to
- Tools
- Options
- Calendar Options
- Add Holidays
As for most things with Outlook, there are multiple ways to add more. One is to create your own holiday file and add it (Not Recommended). Another is to simply enter them manually into the calendar and assign to them the Holiday category (or not, if you don’t want the category).
| Public Holidays | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| New Year’s Day | Tue 1st Jan | Wed 1st Jan | Fri 1st Jan | Sat 1st Jan |
| Human Rights Day + Public Holiday | Thu 21st Mar | Sat 21st Mar | Sun 21st Mar Mon 22nd Mar | Mon 21st Mar |
| Easter Weekend: Good Friday + Easter Monday / Family Day | Fri 19th Apr Mon 22nd Apr | Fri 10th Apr Mon 13th Apr | Fri 2nd Apr Mon 5th Apr | Fri 15th Apr Mon 18th Apr |
| School Holiday + Freedom Day | Sat 27th Apr | Mon 27th Apr | Mon 26th Apr Tue 27th Apr | Wed 27th Apr |
| Workers Day + Public Holiday | Wed 1st May | Fri 1st May | Sat 1st May | Sun 1st May Mon 2nd May |
| Youth Day + Public Holiday | Sun 16th Jun Mon 17th Jun | Tue 16th Jun | Wed 16th Jun | Thu 16th Jun |
| School Holiday + National Women’s Day + Public Holiday | Fri 9th Aug | Sun 9th Aug Mon 10th Aug | Mon 9th Aug | Mon 8th Aug Tue 9th Aug |
| Heritage Day | Tue 24th Sep | Thu 24th Sep | Fri 24th Sep | Sat 24th Sep |
| Day of Reconciliation | Mon 16th Dec | Wed 16th Dec | Thu 16th Dec | Fri 16th Dec |
| Christmas Day + Day of Goodwill + Public Holiday | Wed 25th Dec Thu 26th Dec | Fri 25th Dec Sat 26th Dec | Sat 25th Dec Sun 26th Dec Mon 27th Dec | Sun 25th Dec Mon 26th D |