Public holidays in Zimbabwe 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Zimbabwe

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
8 April Saturday	Saturday	Easter Saturday Religious
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
18 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day
1 May Monday	Monday	Workers' Day
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Africa Day
14 August Monday	Monday	Zimbabwe Heroes' Day National day
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Defense Forces Day
22 December Friday	Friday	Unity Day National day
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Zimbabwe (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Harare: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday
Typically in Harare: high 27°C (81°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Workers' Day
Typically in Harare: high 26°C (79°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · 4 days off
Zimbabwe Heroes' Day, Defense Forces Day
Typically in Harare: high 26°C (79°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 22 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · 5 days off
Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Harare: high 29°C (84°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Harare: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 60% of days

Bridge days

Mon 20 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 18 Feb – Tue 21 Feb)
Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
Typically in Harare: high 27°C (81°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 53% of days
Mon 17 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr)
Independence Day
Typically in Harare: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 34% of days
Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Africa Day
Typically in Harare: high 24°C (75°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 22 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 20 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 18 Feb – Tue 21 Feb · Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 15 Apr – Tue 18 Apr · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 11 Aug) get 5 days in a rowFri 11 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Zimbabwe Heroes' Day, Defense Forces DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 21 Dec) get 6 days in a rowThu 21 Dec – Tue 26 Dec · Unity Day, Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓