Public holidays in Zimbabwe

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Zimbabwe.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
21 Feb 2026	Saturday	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
4 Apr 2026	Saturday	Easter Saturday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
18 Apr 2026	Saturday	Independence Day
1 May 2026	Friday	Workers' Day
25 May 2026	Monday	Africa Day
10 Aug 2026	Monday	Zimbabwe Heroes' Day
11 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Defense Forces Day
22 Dec 2026	Tuesday	Unity Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
21 Feb 2027	Sunday	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
22 Feb 2027	Monday	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day (observed)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
27 Mar 2027	Saturday	Easter Saturday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
18 Apr 2027	Sunday	Independence Day
19 Apr 2027	Monday	Independence Day (observed)
1 May 2027	Saturday	Workers' Day
25 May 2027	Tuesday	Africa Day
9 Aug 2027	Monday	Zimbabwe Heroes' Day
10 Aug 2027	Tuesday	Defense Forces Day
22 Dec 2027	Wednesday	Unity Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 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