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AO · 2026 holiday calendar
AO Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for AO in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday Optimizer2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for AO. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Day off for New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Liberation Movement Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Day off for Carnival Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Carnival Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| International Women's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Southern Africa Liberation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Peace and National Reconciliation Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| International Worker's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Heroes' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Day off for National Heroes' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| All Souls' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| National Independence Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas and Family Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around AO holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose AO and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.