Public holidays in Zimbabwe 2025
Zimbabwe has 12 public holidays in 2025. 10 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
11weekday days off, substitutes included
250working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Easter Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Workers' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Africa Day | |
| Monday | Africa Day observed | |
| Monday | Zimbabwe Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Defense Forces Day | |
| Monday | Unity Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 February 2025Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Independence Day, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 May 2025Africa Day
- 4 daysSat 9 to Tue 12 August 2025Zimbabwe Heroes' Day, Defense Forces Day
- 3 daysSat 20 to Mon 22 December 2025Unity Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Workers' Day
Questions about 2025 in Zimbabwe
- How many working days are there in Zimbabwe in 2025?
- 250 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zimbabwe have in 2025?
- 12 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Saturday (19 April 2025), Africa Day (25 May 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Zimbabwe 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Zimbabwe has 12 public holidays and 250 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zimbabwe/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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