Zambia Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Zambia. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Zambia has 16 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 12 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
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2025 · 16 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's Day | |
| 2025.03.10Mon | International Women's Day | |
| 2025.03.12Wed | Youth Day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2025.04.19Sat | Holy SaturdayEaster Saturday | |
| 2025.04.20Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2025.04.21Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2025.04.28Mon | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | Labour Day | |
| 2025.05.26Mon | African Freedom DayAfrica Freedom Day | |
| 2025.07.07Mon | Heroes' Day | |
| 2025.07.08Tue | Unity Day | |
| 2025.08.04Mon | Farmers' Day | |
| 2025.10.20Mon | National Day of Prayer | |
| 2025.10.24Fri | Independence Day | |
| 2025.12.25Thu | Christmas Day |
Zambia public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's Day | |
| 2026.03.09Mon | International Women's Day | |
| 2026.03.12Thu | Youth Day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2026.04.04Sat | Holy SaturdayEaster Saturday | |
| 2026.04.05Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2026.04.06Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2026.04.28Tue | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | Labour Day | |
| 2026.05.25Mon | African Freedom DayAfrica Freedom Day | |
| 2026.07.06Mon | Heroes' Day | |
| 2026.07.07Tue | Unity Day | |
| 2026.08.03Mon | Farmers' Day | |
| 2026.10.19Mon | National Day of Prayer | |
| 2026.10.26Mon | Independence Day | |
| 2026.12.25Fri | Christmas Day |
2027 · 16 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's Day | |
| 2027.03.08Mon | International Women's Day | |
| 2027.03.12Fri | Youth Day | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good Friday | |
| 2027.03.27Sat | Holy SaturdayEaster Saturday | |
| 2027.03.28Sun | Easter Sunday | |
| 2027.03.29Mon | Easter Monday | |
| 2027.04.28Wed | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | |
| 2027.05.03Mon | Labour Day | |
| 2027.05.25Tue | African Freedom DayAfrica Freedom Day | |
| 2027.07.05Mon | Heroes' Day | |
| 2027.07.06Tue | Unity Day | |
| 2027.08.02Mon | Farmers' Day | |
| 2027.10.18Mon | National Day of Prayer | |
| 2027.10.25Mon | Independence Day | |
| 2027.12.27Mon | Christmas Day |
2025 · 10 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.03.08Sat ~ 03.12Wed | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.21Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2025.04.26Sat ~ 04.28Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.05.24Sat ~ 05.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.07.05Sat ~ 07.08Tue | 4-day break | |
| 2025.08.02Sat ~ 08.04Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.10.18Sat ~ 10.20Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2025.10.24Fri ~ 10.26Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.12.25Thu ~ 12.28Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Zambia Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.03.07Sat ~ 03.09Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.03.12Thu ~ 03.15Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.06Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2026.04.25Sat ~ 04.28Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.23Sat ~ 05.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.07.04Sat ~ 07.07Tue | 4-day break | |
| 2026.08.01Sat ~ 08.03Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.10.17Sat ~ 10.19Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.10.24Sat ~ 10.26Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.12.25Fri ~ 12.27Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 11 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.06Sat ~ 03.08Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.12Fri ~ 03.14Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.29Mon | 4-day break | |
| 2027.05.01Sat ~ 05.03Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.22Sat ~ 05.25Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.07.03Sat ~ 07.06Tue | 4-day break | |
| 2027.07.31Sat ~ 08.02Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.16Sat ~ 10.18Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.10.23Sat ~ 10.25Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.12.25Sat ~ 12.27Mon | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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