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When is Workers' Day in 2026 in South Africa?

Workers' Day 2026 is on Friday, 2026-05-01

Workers' Day in South Africa falls on Friday, May 1, 2026. That is week 18 of 2026 (ISO week numbering), day 121 of the year.

Days until Workers' Day 2026

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Workers' Day by year in South Africa

YearWeekdayDateISO week
2026Friday2026-05-0118this page
2027Saturday2027-05-01172027 page

Working days around this holiday

The May 2026 business-days page shows the exact count of working days in the month this holiday falls in, with the holiday deducted and every remaining day listed. The full South Africa 2026 holiday list marks whether this date is nationwide (Yes) or regional only.

How the date is verified: the date and weekday above are computed from the calendar, not typed in, and ISO week numbers follow ISO 8601 (weeks start Monday). You can reproduce both by checking that 2026-05-01 is a Friday on any perpetual calendar.

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