2026 Holiday Calendar

March 2026 Holidays - South Africa:ℹ

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March Observances & Fun Facts
March 2026 is Observed as	Human Rights Month TB Awareness Month
March Birthstone	Aquamarine, Bloodstone & Jade
March Astrological Sign	Pisces (till 20th) & Aries (21st→)

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March

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Beginning of Autumn		Sun 1
Purim		Tue 3
World Wildlife Day		Tue 3
World Obesity Day		Wed 4
Today
International Women's Day		Sun 8
World Kidney Day		Thu 12
Lailatul Qadr		Mon 16
Saint Patrick's Day		Tue 17
Autumn Equinox (Southern Hemisphere)		Fri 20
Eid al Fitr (Begins)		Fri 20
French Language Day		Fri 20
International Day of happiness		Fri 20
Human Rights Day		Sat 21
Int'l. Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination		Sat 21
International Day of Forests		Sat 21
International Day of Nowruz		Sat 21
World Down Syndrome Day		Sat 21
World Poetry Day		Sat 21
World Water Day		Sun 22
World Meteorological Day		Mon 23
Int'l. Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims		Tue 24
World Tuberculosis Day		Tue 24
Int'l. Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade		Wed 25
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members		Wed 25
World Bipolar Day		Mon 30

Lailatul Barat		Tue 3
World Cancer Day		Wed 4
Int'l. Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation		Fri 6
World Pulses Day		Tue 10
Int'l. Day of Women and Girls in Science		Wed 11
World Radio Day		Fri 13
Valentine's Day		Sat 14
Mardi Gras		Tue 17
Ash Wednesday		Wed 18
Ramadan (Begins)		Wed 18
World Day of Social Justice		Fri 20
Mother Language Day		Sat 21

Passover (Begins)		Wed 1
World Autism Awareness Day		Thu 2
Good Friday		Fri 3
Holy Saturday		Sat 4
International Mine Awareness Day		Sat 4
Easter		Sun 5
Family Day		Mon 6
Int'l. Day of Sport for Development and Peace		Mon 6
Int'l. Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda		Tue 7
World Health Day		Tue 7
International Day of Human Space Flight		Sun 12
World Heritage Day		Sat 18
World Creativity and Innovation Day		Tue 21
Earth Day		Wed 22
English Language Day		Thu 23
International Girls in ICT Day		Thu 23
Spanish Language Day		Thu 23
World Book and Copyright Day		Thu 23
Int'l. Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace		Fri 24
International Delegate's Day		Sat 25
World Malaria Day		Sat 25
Int'l. Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day		Sun 26
World Intellectual Property Day		Sun 26
Freedom Day		Mon 27
World Day for Safety and Health at Work		Tue 28
International Jazz Day		Thu 30