South Sudan Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in South Sudan 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year | Public Holiday |
| 9th January | Friday | Peace Agreement Day | Observance |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 8th March | Sunday | International Women's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public Holiday |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Tuesday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 16th May | Saturday | SPLA Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 10th June | Wednesday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 9th July | Thursday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 30th July | Thursday | Martyrs Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Public Holiday |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Second Day of Christmas | Public Holiday |
| 28th December | Monday | Republic Day | Observance |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for South Sudan. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in South Sudan this year in 2026?
There are 14 holidays in South Sudan in 2026
How to retrieve the South Sudan holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=SS&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of South Sudan holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'SS', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);