Zimbabwe holidays 2026

Long weekends

Free breaks of 3 days or more. No leave needed.

Apr 3 to Apr 6 · 4 days
Good Friday
May 1 to May 3 · 3 days
Worker's Day
May 23 to May 25 · 3 days
Africa Day
Aug 8 to Aug 11 · 4 days
Heroes' Day
Dec 25 to Dec 27 · 3 days
Christmas Day

Best breaks

Take a few days of leave around a holiday and get a much longer break.

January

4
days off
Jan 1 to Jan 4
Take 1 day off (Jan 2)
Around New Year's Day

March

10
days off
Mar 28 to Apr 6
Take 4 days off (Mar 30, Mar 31, Apr 1, Apr 2)
Around 3 holidays

August

9
days off
Aug 8 to Aug 16
Take 3 days off (Aug 12, Aug 13, Aug 14)
Around 2 holidays

December

4
days off
Dec 19 to Dec 22
Take 1 day off (Dec 21)
Around Unity Day
9
days off
Dec 19 to Dec 27
Take 3 days off (Dec 21, Dec 23, Dec 24)
Around 3 holidays
6
days off
Dec 22 to Dec 27
Take 2 days off (Dec 23, Dec 24)
Around 3 holidays

Public holidays

New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
Robert Mugabe National Youth DaySat, Feb 21
Good FridayFri, Apr 3
Holy SaturdaySat, Apr 4
Easter MondayMon, Apr 6
Independence DaySat, Apr 18
Worker's DayFri, May 1
Africa DayMon, May 25
Heroes' DayMon, Aug 10
Defence Forces DayTue, Aug 11
Unity DayTue, Dec 22
Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
St. Stephen's DaySat, Dec 26

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