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France vs South Africa Public Holidays 2026

France and South Africa share 4 public holidays in 2026, including New Year's Day. France has 7 days off the other doesn’t, and South Africa has 9 days off. Days where both are off shade darkest below.

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4

shared days off

7

only France

9

only South Africa

Shared days off

Thu Jan 1New Year's Day
Mon Apr 6Easter Monday · Family Day
Fri May 1Labour Day · Workers' Day
Fri Dec 25Christmas Day

January

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

31

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Thu 1🇫🇷New Year's Day
Thu 1🇿🇦New Year's Day

February

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

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27

28

1

No public holidays

March

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

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31

1

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4

5

Sat 21🇿🇦Human Rights Day

April

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

31

1

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1

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Fri 3🇿🇦Good Friday
Sun 5🇿🇦Easter Sundayobservance
Mon 6🇫🇷Easter Monday
Mon 6🇿🇦Family Day
Mon 27🇿🇦Freedom Day

May

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

1all off

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Fri 1🇫🇷Labour Day
Fri 1🇿🇦Workers' Day
Fri 8🇫🇷Victory Day
Sun 10🇿🇦Mother's Dayobservance
Thu 14🇫🇷Ascension Day
Sun 24🇫🇷Pentecostobservance
Mon 25🇫🇷Whit Monday
Sun 31🇫🇷Mother's Dayobservance

June

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

1

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30

1

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4

5

Tue 16🇿🇦Youth Day
Sun 21🇿🇦Father's Dayobservance

July

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

29

30

1

2

3

4

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6

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31

1

2

Tue 14🇫🇷Bastille Day
Sat 18🇿🇦Nelson Mandela Dayobservance

August

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

27

28

29

30

31

1

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31

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Sun 9🇿🇦National Women's Day
Mon 10🇿🇦Public Holiday
Sat 15🇫🇷Assumption

September

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

31

1

2

3

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5

6

7

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9

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11

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26

27

28

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30

1

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Thu 24🇿🇦Heritage Day

October

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

28

29

30

1

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1

No public holidays

November

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

26

27

28

29

30

31

1

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6

Sun 1🇫🇷All Saints' Day
Wed 11🇫🇷Armistice Day

December

2026

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

30

1

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Wed 16🇿🇦Day of Reconciliation
Fri 25🇫🇷Christmas Day
Fri 25🇿🇦Christmas Day
Sat 26🇿🇦Day of Goodwill

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