Current Date And Time In Alice, South Africa
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:29:59 SAST
State: Eastern Cape
Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (SAST)
Population: 18,141
District: Amathole District Municipality
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Alice, Eastern Cape? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Alice.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Alice follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Human Rights Day on March 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Alice.
This is South Africa's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on South Africa's country-level and Eastern Cape holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Alice as anywhere else in South Africa.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are South Africa's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on South Africa's country and Eastern Cape holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Alice just as everywhere else in South Africa.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Day | March 21 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994) | www.gov.za |
| Freedom Day | April 27 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.za |
| Heritage Day | September 24 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.za |
| Day of Reconciliation | December 16 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.za |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage Day | Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
| Freedom Day | Tue, Apr 27, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Alice generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of South Africa: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Alice doesn't simply get skipped — South Africa's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 18,141 and running on the Africa/Johannesburg time zone, Alice follows South Africa's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.