Zimbabwe records 13 holidays in 2025. 13 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Easter Saturday (19 Apr 2025) and Africa Day (25 May 2025) fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Worker's Day (1 May 2025), Defence Forces Day (12 Aug 2025) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Apr, with 4 of them. The longest run without one is 132 days, between 12 Aug 2025 and 22 Dec 2025. The last was Boxing Day on 26 Dec 2025.
New Year's Day
Nationwide
Robert Mugabe National Youth Day
Nationwide
Independence Day
Nationwide
Good Friday
Nationwide
Easter Saturday
Holy Saturday · Nationwide
Easter Monday
Nationwide
Worker's Day
Nationwide
Africa Day
Nationwide
Heroes' Day
Nationwide
Defence Forces Day
Nationwide
Unity Day
Nationwide
Christmas Day
Nationwide
Boxing Day
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Zimbabwe for 2025.