Public holidays in Zimbabwe 2024
Zimbabwe has 13 public holidays in 2024. 10 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
11weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Easter Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Workers' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Africa Day | |
| Monday | Zimbabwe Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Defense Forces Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Unity Day | |
| Monday | Unity Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 11 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysSat 10 to Tue 13 August 2024Zimbabwe Heroes' Day, Defense Forces Day
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 December 2024Unity Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 19 April 2024 for Thu 18 to Sun 21 April 2024Independence Day
- 6 daysTake off Tuesday 24 December 2024 for Sat 21 to Thu 26 December 2024Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Zimbabwe
- How many working days are there in Zimbabwe in 2024?
- 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zimbabwe have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Saturday (30 March 2024), Africa Day (25 May 2024), Unity Day (22 December 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Zimbabwe?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Zimbabwe 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Zimbabwe has 13 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zimbabwe/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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