Public holidays in Zimbabwe 2028

There are 13 public holidays in 2028. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 13 public holidays in Zimbabwe 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
21 Feb 2028	Monday	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday
15 Apr 2028	Saturday	Easter Saturday
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday
18 Apr 2028	Tuesday	Independence Day
1 May 2028	Monday	Workers' Day
25 May 2028	Thursday	Africa Day
14 Aug 2028	Monday	Zimbabwe Heroes' Day
15 Aug 2028	Tuesday	Defense Forces Day
22 Dec 2028	Friday	Unity Day
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	Boxing Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2028

9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Tue 22 Feb, Wed 23 Feb, Thu 24 Feb, Fri 25 Feb	19 Feb – 27 Feb 2028	4	9	2.3	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 18 Apr 2028	4	11	2.8	Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday, Independence Day
Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	3	10	3.3	Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday, Independence Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May	29 Apr – 7 May 2028	4	9	2.3	Workers' Day
Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May	20 May – 25 May 2028	3	6	2	Africa Day
Fri 26 May	25 May – 28 May 2028	1	4	4	Africa Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug	12 Aug – 20 Aug 2028	3	9	3	Zimbabwe Heroes' Day, Defense Forces Day
Mon 18 Dec, Tue 19 Dec, Wed 20 Dec, Thu 21 Dec	16 Dec – 26 Dec 2028	4	11	2.8	Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	22 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	11	3.7	Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Zimbabwe have in 2028?

13 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Africa Day: take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 25 May – 28 May 2028.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code ZW (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.zw) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026