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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Zambia 2026

Zambia has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days.

Next: Independence Day, Saturday, 24 October 2026in 4 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Zambia in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNew Year's Day292 days ago
8 MarSunWeekendInternational Women's Day226 days ago
9 MarMonInternational Women's Day (observed)225 days ago
12 MarThuYouth Day222 days ago
3 AprFriGood Friday200 days ago
4 AprSatWeekendHoly Saturday199 days ago
5 AprSunWeekendEaster Sunday198 days ago
6 AprMonEaster Monday197 days ago
28 AprTueKenneth Kaunda Day175 days ago
1 MayFriLabour Day172 days ago
25 MayMonAfrica Freedom Day148 days ago
6 JulMonHeroes' Day106 days ago
7 JulTueUnity Day105 days ago
3 AugMonFarmers' Day78 days ago
13 AugThuGeneral Election Day68 days ago
18 OctSunWeekendNational Prayer Day2 days ago
19 OctMonNational Prayer Day (observed)1 day ago
24 OctSatWeekendIndependence Dayin 4 days
25 DecFriChristmas Dayin 66 days

At a glance

Zambia in 2026

01Public holidays

19 days

14 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

8 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Independence Day

Saturday, 24 October 2026 · in 4 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar

    3 days offInternational Women's Day · International Women's Day (observed)

  • Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr

    4 days offGood Friday · Holy Saturday · Easter Sunday · Easter Monday

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May

    3 days offAfrica Freedom Day

  • Sat 4 Jul – Tue 7 Jul

    4 days offHeroes' Day · Unity Day

  • Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug

    3 days offFarmers' Day

  • Sat 17 Oct – Mon 19 Oct

    3 days offNational Prayer Day · National Prayer Day (observed)

  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Lusaka.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Zambia

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2026?

Zambia has 19 days of national public holidays in 2026, 14 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Zambia?

Independence Day, on Saturday, 24 October 2026.

How many long weekends does Zambia have in 2026?

8: Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar (International Women's Day, International Women's Day (observed)); Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labour Day); Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May (Africa Freedom Day); Sat 4 Jul – Tue 7 Jul (Heroes' Day, Unity Day); Sat 1 Aug – Mon 3 Aug (Farmers' Day); Sat 17 Oct – Mon 19 Oct (National Prayer Day, National Prayer Day (observed)); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Zambia fall on a weekend in 2026?

International Women's Day, Sunday, 8 March 2026; Holy Saturday, Saturday, 4 April 2026; Easter Sunday, Sunday, 5 April 2026; National Prayer Day, Sunday, 18 October 2026; Independence Day, Saturday, 24 October 2026.