2026 Calendar with South African public holidays
A free printable 2026 calendar for South Africa with all 12 South African public holidays marked. Dates are computed from the statutory rules, including substitute days, and checked against the official list. Download the year on one page or twelve monthly pages as a PDF.
2026 Calendar
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South African public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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| 1 January 2026 | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 21 March 2026 | Sat | Human Rights Day |
| 3 April 2026 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 6 April 2026 | Mon | Family Day |
| 27 April 2026 | Mon | Freedom Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Fri | Workers' Day |
| 16 June 2026 | Tue | Youth Day |
| 10 August 2026 | Mon | National Women's Day (observed) |
| 24 September 2026 | Thu | Heritage Day |
| 16 December 2026 | Wed | Day of Reconciliation |
| 25 December 2026 | Fri | Christmas Day |
| 26 December 2026 | Sat | Day of Goodwill |
Public holidays under the Public Holidays Act, with a holiday falling on a Sunday observed on the Monday.
2026 at a glance
Days in 2026
365
Weekend days
104
Working days (ZA)
251
Easter Sunday
Sunday 5 April 2026
- January 2026: New Year (01)
- March 2026: Human Rights Day (21)
- April 2026: Good Friday (03), Family Day (06), Freedom Day (27)
- May 2026: Workers' Day (01)
- June 2026: Youth Day (16)
- August 2026: Women's Day (10)
- September 2026: Heritage Day (24)
- December 2026: Reconciliation Day (16), Christmas (25), Day of Goodwill (26)
Frequently Asked Questions
There are 12 South African public holidays in 2026, including 1 substitute day where a holiday fell on a weekend. The first is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January 2026 and the last is Day of Goodwill on Saturday 26 December 2026.
Easter Sunday 2026 is Sunday 5 April 2026. Good Friday is two days earlier and Easter Monday the day after.
2026 has 365 days: 104 fall on weekends, leaving 261 weekdays. After South African public holidays that fall on weekdays, there are 251 working days.
Yes. The calendar above is already set to South Africa and 2026. Download the yearly overview as a PDF, or switch to Monthly and choose "12 months" for one page per month with every holiday labelled.
Public holidays under the Public Holidays Act, with a holiday falling on a Sunday observed on the Monday.
South African public holidays, other years
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Need the dates as data? Download the holiday list as JSON.