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Heritage Day in South Africa

2026 observance date

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Confirmed — source checked

About Heritage Day

Heritage Day is observed in South Africa. Check the holiday dates, observance information and calendar details below.

Public holiday / closure dates

  • — Public of holiday period · Observance date · Confirmed — source checked

Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.

Next supported occurrence

Friday, 24 September 2027 · Confirmed — source checked

Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.

2027 dates

  • — Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked

2028 dates

  • — Public of holiday period · Observance dateConfirmed — source checked
  • — Substitute of holiday periodConfirmed — source checked Public Holidays Act calendar; Monday is additional only when the statutory holiday is Sunday.

Official sources and date status

Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.

Department of Basic Education

Department of Basic Education: gazetted public-school calendars

Confirmed · Scope: school · Checked 2026-09-26

Confirmed published break intervals only. School-specific start/end dates and school-type exceptions are not generalized. For South Africa, the gazette overrides inconsistent HTML summary rows.

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