Public Holidays in South Africa 2026

Complete list of 17 public holidays and observances in South Africa for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Human Rights DayMarch 21, 2026

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13 Public Holidays

251 Working Days

114 Days Off

5 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Mar 21	Saturday	Human Rights Day	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 6	Monday	Family Day	Public
Apr 27	Monday	Freedom Day	Public
May 1	Friday	Workers' Day	Public
May 10	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
Jun 16	Tuesday	Youth Day	Public
Jun 21	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jul 18	Saturday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Aug 9	Sunday	National Women's Day	Public
Aug 10	Monday	Public Holiday	Public
Sep 24	Thursday	Heritage Day	Public
Dec 16	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Day of Goodwill	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

South Africa has 5 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 3, 2026 — April 6, 2026 4 days

Good Friday, Family Day

April 25, 2026 — April 27, 2026 3 days

Freedom Day

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Workers' Day

August 8, 2026 — August 10, 2026 3 days

National Women's Day, Public Holiday

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Day of Goodwill

Holidays by Month

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

10 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

3 On Weekends

Already non-working days

4 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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