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South Africa holidays 2026
How many public holidays does South Africa get in 2026? There are 12 nationwide holidays. The year opens with New Year's Day (1. Januar, a Donnerstag) and closes with St. Stephen's Day (26. Dezember). The full table is below.
Every South Africa holiday in 2026
| Date | Weekday | Local name | English name | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Januar | Donnerstag | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 21. März | Samstag | Human Rights Day | Human Rights Day | Nationwide |
| 3. April | Freitag | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 6. April | Montag | Family Day | Family Day | Nationwide |
| 27. April | Montag | Freedom Day | Freedom Day | Nationwide |
| 1. Mai | Freitag | Workers' Day | Workers' Day | Nationwide |
| 16. Juni | Dienstag | Youth Day | Youth Day | Nationwide |
| 10. August | Montag | National Women's Day | National Women's Day | Nationwide |
| 24. September | Donnerstag | Heritage Day | Heritage Day | Nationwide |
| 16. Dezember | Mittwoch | Day of Reconciliation | Day of Reconciliation | Nationwide |
| 25. Dezember | Freitag | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 26. Dezember | Samstag | St. Stephen's Day | Day of Goodwill | Nationwide |
Long weekends in 2026: 6 built in
- Good Friday (Good Friday) falls on a Freitag, 3. April: three days off in a row.
- Family Day (Family Day) falls on a Montag, 6. April: three days off in a row.
- Freedom Day (Freedom Day) falls on a Montag, 27. April: three days off in a row.
- Workers' Day (Workers' Day) falls on a Freitag, 1. Mai: three days off in a row.
- National Women's Day (National Women's Day) falls on a Montag, 10. August: three days off in a row.
- Christmas Day (Christmas Day) falls on a Freitag, 25. Dezember: three days off in a row.
On top of those, 3 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (New Year's Day, 1. Januar; Youth Day, 16. Juni; Heritage Day, 24. September): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.
What makes the South Africa calendar unique
Every country celebrates some New Year; the South Africa signature lives in the other dates: National Women's Day (National Women's Day, 10. August), found in no other country in the dataset; Day of Reconciliation (Day of Reconciliation, 16. Dezember), found in no other country in the dataset; Human Rights Day (Human Rights Day, 21. März), shared with a single other country. The longest dry spell of the year runs from Heritage Day (24. September) to Day of Reconciliation (16. Dezember): 83 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 12 nationwide holidays and National Women's Day will fall on a Montag (9. August).
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.
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