Home › Zimbabwe › 2028 ZW Zimbabwe public holidays 2028: 11 holidays, 2 long weekends In 2028, Zimbabwe has 11 public holidays: 10 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Good Friday falls on April 14, 2028, and April is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 11 Public holidays 10 On weekdays 250 Working days in year 11 Longest break (days) April Busiest month Public holidays in 2028 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2028 Saturday New Year's Day — April 14, 2028 Friday Good Friday — April 17, 2028 Monday Easter Monday — April 18, 2028 Tuesday Independence Day — May 1, 2028 Monday Labour Day — May 25, 2028 Thursday Africa Day — August 8, 2028 Tuesday Defence Forces Day — August 14, 2028 Monday Heroes' Day — December 22, 2028 Friday Unity Day — December 25, 2028 Monday Christmas Day — December 26, 2028 Tuesday Boxing Day —
2028 calendar January 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
March 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2028 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day New Year's Day January 1, 2028 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday April 14, 2028 – April 18, 2028 5 No leave needed Good Friday, Easter Monday, Independence Day April 14, 2028 – April 23, 2028 10 3 Good Friday, Easter Monday, Independence Day April 29, 2028 – May 1, 2028 3 No leave needed Labour Day April 29, 2028 – May 7, 2028 9 4 Labour Day May 25, 2028 – May 28, 2028 4 1 Africa Day August 5, 2028 – August 8, 2028 4 1 Defence Forces Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 14, 2028 20 later Easter Monday April 17, 2028 20 later
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