BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//School Calendar ZA//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Public holidays 2026 (South Africa)
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Africa/Johannesburg
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-01-01@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102
SUMMARY:New Year’s Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-03-21@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322
SUMMARY:Human Rights Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-04-03@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404
SUMMARY:Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-04-06@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260407
SUMMARY:Family Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-04-27@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260428
SUMMARY:Freedom Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-05-01@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260502
SUMMARY:Workers’ Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-06-16@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260617
SUMMARY:Youth Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-08-09@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
SUMMARY:National Women’s Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-08-10@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260811
SUMMARY:Public holiday for National Women’s Day
DESCRIPTION:The holiday falls on the Sunday before\, which stays a public 
 holiday\; this Monday is a public holiday as well (Public Holidays Act 36
  of 1994\, section 2(1)).
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-09-24@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925
SUMMARY:Heritage Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-11-04@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261105
SUMMARY:Public holiday for the local government elections
DESCRIPTION:Declared a public holiday throughout the Republic for the loca
 l government elections: Proclamation Notice 346 of 2026\, Government Gaze
 tte 55352 of 2026-09-08 (Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, section 2A). Pu
 blic schools are closed.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-12-16@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261217
SUMMARY:Day of Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-12-25@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261226
SUMMARY:Christmas Day
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:ph-2026-12-26@school-calendar-za
DTSTAMP:20261106T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261227
SUMMARY:Day of Goodwill
DESCRIPTION:Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994\, Schedule 1.
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR