This is the short version of public holidays in south africa 2026, with the monthly detail underneath. The headline figures are public holidays 13; year 2026; currency Rand; main language English. Values come from a public open API; a successful result is cached so a later outage never blanks the page. Scroll for the month-by-month figures, or jump to a neighbouring location from the links below.
| Date | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Human Rights Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-06 | Family Day | Family Day |
| 2026-04-27 | Freedom Day | Freedom Day |
| 2026-05-01 | Workers' Day | Workers' Day |
| 2026-06-16 | Youth Day | Youth Day |
| 2026-08-10 | National Women's Day | National Women's Day |
| 2026-09-24 | Heritage Day | Heritage Day |
| 2026-11-04 | Election Day | Election Day |
| 2026-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Day of Reconciliation |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2026-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | St. Stephen's Day |
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | Yes | | 2026-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Yes | | 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Yes | | 2026-04-06 | Family Day | Yes | | 2026-04-27 | Freedom Day | Yes | | 2026-05-01 | Workers' Day | Yes | | 2026-06-16 | Youth Day | Yes | | 2026-08-10 | National Women's Day | Yes | | 2026-09-24 | Heritage Day | Yes | | 2026-11-04 | Election Day | Yes | | 2026-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Yes | | 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Yes | | 2026-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Yes |
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