2026 Holiday Calendar

Beginning of Spring		Tue 1
Arbor Week Starts		Tue 1
Casual Day		Fri 4
International Day of Charity		Sat 5
International Literacy Day		Tue 8
World Suicide Prevention Day		Thu 10
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation		Sat 12
International Day of Democracy		Tue 15
Int'l. Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer		Wed 16
Yom Kippur		Mon 21
International Day of Peace		Mon 21
Spring Equinox		Tue 22
World Rhino Day		Tue 22
International Day of Sign Languages		Wed 23
Heritage Day		Thu 24
World Maritime Day		Thu 24
Sukkot (Begins)		Fri 25
Int'l. Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons		Sat 26
World Tourism Day		Sun 27
Int'l. Day for Universal Access to Information		Mon 28
World Rabies Day		Mon 28
International Translation Day		Wed 30

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International Coffee Day		Thu 1
International Day of Older Persons		Thu 1
World Vegetarian Day		Thu 1
International Day of Non-Violence		Fri 2
World Animal Day		Sun 4
World Habitat Day		Mon 5
World Teachers Day		Mon 5
World Post Day		Fri 9
World Mental Health Day		Sat 10
Day Of The Girl		Sun 11
International Day for Disaster Reduction		Tue 13
International Day of Rural Women		Thu 15
Boss's Day		Fri 16
World Food Day		Fri 16
Int'l. Day for the Eradication of Poverty		Sat 17
United Nations Day		Sat 24
World Development Information Day		Sat 24
Today
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage		Tue 27
World Cities Day		Sat 31

All Saints Day		Sun 1
World Vegan Day		Sun 1
Int'l. Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists		Mon 2
World Tsunami Awareness Day		Thu 5
Int'l. Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict		Fri 6
World Science Day for Peace & Development		Tue 10
Singles Day		Wed 11
World Diabetes Day		Sat 14
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims		Sun 15
International Day for Tolerance		Mon 16
World Philosophy Day		Thu 19
World Toilet Day		Thu 19
Africa Industrialization Day		Fri 20
Universal Children's Day		Fri 20
World Television Day		Sat 21
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women		Wed 25
Advent		Sun 29
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People		Sun 29
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare		Mon 30

October 2026 Holidays - South Africa:ℹ