2026 Holiday Calendar

Today
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

Beginning of Autumn		Sun 1
Purim		Tue 3
World Wildlife Day		Tue 3
World Obesity Day		Wed 4
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

February 2026 Holidays - South Africa:ℹ