Public Holidays in South Africa 2026
31 total holidays21 national holidays
2026 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | Thursday | National |
| 2026-01-16 | Isra and Mi'raj | Friday | Religious |
| 2026-02-15 | Maha Shivaratri | Sunday | National |
| 2026-02-18 | Ramadan Start | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2026-03-03 | Holi | Tuesday | National |
| 2026-03-15 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Sunday | Religious |
| 2026-03-20 | Eid ul Fitr | Friday | Religious |
| 2026-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Saturday | National |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2026-04-04 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2026-04-05 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2026-04-06 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-04-27 | Freedom Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-05-01 | Workers' Day | Friday | National |
| 2026-05-27 | Eid al-Adha | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2026-06-16 | Youth Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2026-06-17 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2026-08-09 | National Women's Day | Sunday | National |
| 2026-08-10 | National Women's Day | Monday | National |
| 2026-08-26 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2026-08-27 | Raksha Bandhan | Thursday | National |
| 2026-09-04 | Janmashtami | Friday | National |
| 2026-09-14 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Monday | National |
| 2026-09-24 | Heritage Day | Thursday | National |
| 2026-10-11 | Navaratri | Sunday | National |
| 2026-10-20 | Dussehra | Tuesday | National |
| 2026-11-08 | Diwali/Deepavali | Sunday | National |
| 2026-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Wednesday | National |
| 2026-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Thursday | Religious |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday | National |
| 2026-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Saturday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2026" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
"https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2026",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();