Public holidays 2026 in South Sudan

There are 15 public holidays in 2026.

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DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Day
FridayPeace Agreement Day
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)
FridayGood Friday
SaturdayHoly Saturday
SundayEaster Sunday
MondayEaster Monday
FridayInternational Labour Day
SaturdaySPLA Day
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)
ThursdayIndependence Day
ThursdayMartyrs' Day
ThursdayChristmas Eve
FridayChristmas Day
SaturdaySecond Day of Christmas

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan, Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan3 Jan – 11 Jan 2026492.3Peace Agreement Day
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 6 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr3 Apr – 12 Apr 20264102.5Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3International Labour Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 6 Jul, Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul4 Jul – 9 Jul 2026362Independence Day
Fri 10 Jul9 Jul – 12 Jul 2026144Independence Day
Mon 27 Jul, Tue 28 Jul, Wed 29 Jul25 Jul – 30 Jul 2026362Martyrs' Day
Fri 31 Jul30 Jul – 2 Aug 2026144Martyrs' Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026393Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec24 Dec – 3 Jan 20274112.8Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

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