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South Africa vs United States Public Holidays 2026

South Africa and United States share 2 public holidays in 2026, including New Year's Day. South Africa has 11 days off the other doesn't, and United States has 9. Days where both are off shade darkest below.

🇿🇦 South Africa 2026🇺🇸 United States 2026
2
shared days off
11
only South Africa
9
only United States

Shared days off

  • Thu Jan 1New Year's Day
  • Fri Dec 25Christmas Day

January

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
31
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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18
19
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21
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24
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29
30
31
1
  • Thu 1🇿🇦New Year's Day
  • Thu 1🇺🇸New Year's Day
  • Mon 19🇺🇸Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
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17
18
19
20
21
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28
1
  • Sat 14🇺🇸Valentine's Dayobservance
  • Mon 16🇺🇸Washington's Birthday

March

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
23
24
25
26
27
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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18
19
20
21
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
  • Tue 17🇺🇸St. Patrick's Dayobservance
  • Sat 21🇿🇦Human Rights Day

April

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
30
31
1
2
3
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4
5
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6
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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24
25
26
27
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28
29
30
1
2
3
  • Fri 3🇿🇦Good Friday
  • Sun 5🇿🇦Easter Sundayobservance
  • Sun 5🇺🇸Easter Sundayobservance
  • Mon 6🇿🇦Family Day
  • Wed 15🇺🇸Tax Dayobservance
  • Wed 22🇺🇸Administrative Professionals Dayobservance
  • Mon 27🇿🇦Freedom Day

May

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
1
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
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26
27
28
29
30
31
  • Fri 1🇿🇦Workers' Day
  • Sun 10🇿🇦Mother's Dayobservance
  • Sun 10🇺🇸Mother's Dayobservance
  • Mon 25🇺🇸Memorial Day

June

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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17
18
19
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20
21
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
  • Tue 16🇿🇦Youth Day
  • Fri 19🇺🇸Juneteenth
  • Sun 21🇿🇦Father's Dayobservance
  • Sun 21🇺🇸Father's Dayobservance

July

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
29
30
1
2
3
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4
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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
  • Fri 3🇺🇸Independence Day (substitute day)obs
  • Sat 4🇺🇸Independence Day
  • Sat 18🇿🇦Nelson Mandela Dayobservance

August

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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10
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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • Sun 9🇿🇦National Women's Day
  • Mon 10🇿🇦Public Holiday

September

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
  • Mon 7🇺🇸Labour Day
  • Thu 24🇿🇦Heritage Day

October

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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1
  • Mon 12🇺🇸Columbus Day
  • Sat 31🇺🇸Halloweenobservance

November

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
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27
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28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
  • Wed 11🇺🇸Veterans Day
  • Thu 26🇺🇸Thanksgiving Day
  • Fri 27🇺🇸Day after Thanksgiving Dayobservance

December

2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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26
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27
28
29
30
31
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2
3
  • Wed 16🇿🇦Day of Reconciliation
  • Fri 25🇿🇦Christmas Day
  • Fri 25🇺🇸Christmas Day
  • Sat 26🇿🇦Day of Goodwill
  • Thu 31🇺🇸New Year's Eveobservance
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