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Public holidays in Zimbabwe in 2026
Zimbabwe has 11 public holidays in 2026, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Africa Day |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Monday | Heroes' Day |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Defence Forces Day |
| 22 Dec 2026 | Tuesday | Unity Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Zimbabwe, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 17 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026: book Friday 17 Apr 2026 (Independence Day)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Africa Day)
- 7 Aug 2026 – 11 Aug 2026: book Friday 7 Aug 2026 (Heroes' Day, Defence Forces Day)
- 19 Dec 2026 – 22 Dec 2026: book Monday 21 Dec 2026 (Unity Day)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
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