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Zimbabwe 2026 Public Holidays

13 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 1 holidays
February 1 holidays
March
April 4 holidays
May 2 holidays
June
July
August 2 holidays
September
October
November
December 3 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Zimbabwe

13 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year Public holiday 1 January.
Feb 21 Saturday Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 4 Saturday Holy Saturday Public holiday The Saturday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
Apr 18 Saturday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
May 1 Friday Workers' Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
May 25 Monday Africa Day Public holiday 25 May.
Aug 10 Monday Heroes Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Aug 11 Tuesday Defence Forces Day Public holiday
Dec 22 Tuesday Unity Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 7 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year

1 January.

The start of the Gregorian calendar year. Some sources list this alongside a separate New Year's Day entry when a country grants more than one day off around the turn of the year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Holy Saturday

The Saturday before Easter Sunday.

The day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Falling on a Saturday, it is a formal public holiday in only a handful of countries and an observance in most.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Workers' Day

1 May in most countries.

International Workers' Day, commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, and a public holiday in most of the world. The United States and Canada are the notable exceptions, holding their Labor Day in September instead.

Africa Day

25 May.

Marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, the predecessor of the African Union. A public holiday in several member states.

Heroes Day

Varies by country.

Honours the figures a country regards as founders or liberators. Common across the Caribbean, southern Africa and the Philippines.

Unity Day

Varies by country.

Marks national unification or reconciliation — German reunification, Russia's Day of National Unity, and similar anniversaries elsewhere.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com