2011                           January 1 January New Year's Day 27 January National Police Day 30 January World Leprosy Day February 2-4 February Lunar New Year Holiday- South Korea (Embassy Holiday) 2 February World Wetlands Day 4 February World Cancer Day 20 February World Day of Social Justice 21 February International Mother Language Day 21 February International Tourist Guide Day March 1 March Independence Movement Day -South Korea 8 March International Women's Day 15 March World Customer Rights Day 20 March International Earth Day 21 March Human Rights Day 21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March World Down Syndrome Day 22 March World Water Day 24 March World TB Day April 7 April World Health Day 22 April Good Friday (Embassy Holiday) 23 April World Book and Copyright Day 25 April World Malaria Day 26 April World Intellectual Property Day 25 April Family Day (Embassy Holiday) 27 April Freedom Day 28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work May 1 May Worker's Day Observed on the next day (2 May - Embassy Holiday) 5 May Children's Day - South Korea 8 May World Red Cross Day 15 May International Day of Families 17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 18 May International Museum Day 22 May International Day of Biological Diversity 23-27 May Child Protection Week 25 May Africa Day 28 May International Day of Action for Women's Health 31 May World No Tobacco Day June June Youth Development Month 5 June World Environment Day 6 June Memorial Day - South Korea 8 June World Oceans Day 12 June World Day Against Child Labour 14 June World Blood Donor Day 16 June Youth Day-South Africa (Embassy Holiday) 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 20 June World Refugee Day 22 June Africa Public Service Day 26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking July 11 July World Population Day 17 July Constitution Day - South Korea 18 July Mandela Day August 1 - 7 August World Breastfeeding Week 9 August National Women's Day - South Africa 9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous People 12 August International Youth Day 15 August Korean Independence Day September September Heritage Month September Tourism Month 5 September World Water Week 8 September International Literacy Day 12-13 September Chuseok-South Korea (Embassy Holiday) 15 September International Day of Democracy 16 Sep International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 21 September International Day of Peace 27 September World Heart Day 27 September World Tourism Day 28 September World Rabies Day October October International Breast Cancer Month October Social Development Month October Transport Month 1 October International Day for the Older Persons 5 October World Teacher's Day 13 October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 15 October World Rural Women's Day 17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 20 October World Osteoporosis Day 24 October World Polio Day November 5 November National Children's Day 9 November World Science Day for Peace and Development 14 November World Diabetes Day 16 November International Day for Tolerance 20 November World Remembrance Day (WRD) for Victims of Road Accidents 20 November Africa Industrialisation Day 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women December 1 December World Aids Day 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 December International Day of People with Diabilities 5 December International Volunteers Day 7 December International Civil Aviation Day 10 December International Human Rights Day 16 December Day of Reconciliation - South Africa(Embassy Holiday) 18 December International Migrants Day 20 December Universal Children's Day 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Day of Goodwill (Embassy Holiday) Links: Department of International Relations and Cooperation   South African Government Information - 2011 Events