🇿🇦 South African Public Holidays – 2026
New Year's Day – 2026-01-01
📅 Falls on Thursday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 27 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes
📅 Falls on Thursday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 27 days, 7 hours, 48 minutes
Take Friday off → 4-day weekend.
Human Rights Day – 2026-03-21
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 51 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 51 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
Good Friday – 2026-04-18
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 79 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 3 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 9 days apart!
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 79 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 3 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 9 days apart!
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
Family Day – 2026-04-21
📅 Falls on Tuesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 82 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Good Friday is just 3 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 6 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Workers' Day is just 10 days apart!
📅 Falls on Tuesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 82 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Good Friday is just 3 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 6 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Workers' Day is just 10 days apart!
Take Monday off → 4-day weekend.
Freedom Day – 2026-04-27
📅 Falls on Monday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 88 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Good Friday is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 6 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Workers' Day is just 4 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
📅 Falls on Monday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 88 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Good Friday is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 6 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Workers' Day is just 4 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
Workers' Day – 2026-05-01
📅 Falls on Friday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 92 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 10 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 4 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
📅 Falls on Friday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 92 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Family Day is just 10 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Freedom Day is just 4 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
Youth Day – 2026-06-16
📅 Falls on Tuesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 138 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
📅 Falls on Tuesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 138 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Take Monday off → 4-day weekend.
National Women's Day – 2026-08-09
📅 Falls on Sunday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 192 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
📅 Falls on Sunday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 192 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
Heritage Day – 2026-09-24
📅 Falls on Thursday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 238 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
📅 Falls on Thursday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 238 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
Take Friday off → 4-day weekend.
Day of Reconciliation – 2026-12-16
📅 Falls on Wednesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 321 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Christmas Day is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Day of Goodwill is just 10 days apart!
📅 Falls on Wednesday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 321 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Christmas Day is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Day of Goodwill is just 10 days apart!
Take Monday & Tuesday off → 5-day break.
Take Thursday & Friday off → 5-day break.
Take Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday → Full week off (7-day break).
Christmas Day – 2026-12-25
📅 Falls on Friday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 330 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Day of Reconciliation is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Day of Goodwill is just 1 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
📅 Falls on Friday. Weekday holiday – most workplaces/schools close.
⏳ Countdown: 330 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Day of Reconciliation is just 9 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Day of Goodwill is just 1 days apart!
No long weekend suggestion available.
Day of Goodwill – 2026-12-26
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 331 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Day of Reconciliation is just 10 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Christmas Day is just 1 days apart!
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!
📅 Falls on Saturday. 🎉 Weekend – no work or school.
⏳ Countdown: 331 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes
⚡ Heads up: Day of Reconciliation is just 10 days apart!
⚡ Heads up: Christmas Day is just 1 days apart!
Falls on a weekend – long weekend already!