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Public holidays 2025 · Zambia
National holidays 2025
New Year's Day1 Jan
Wednesday
International Women's Day10 Mar
Monday
Youth Day12 Mar
Wednesday
Good Friday18 Apr
Friday
Holy Saturday19 Apr
Saturday
Easter Sunday20 Apr
Sunday
Easter Monday21 Apr
Monday
Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday28 Apr
Monday
Labour Day1 May
Thursday
African Freedom Day26 May
Monday
Heroes' Day7 Jul
Monday
Unity Day8 Jul
Tuesday
Farmers' Day4 Aug
Monday
National Day of Prayer20 Oct
Monday
Independence Day24 Oct
Friday
Christmas Day25 Dec
Thursday
Long weekends 2025
8 Mar – 12 Mar
Needs one bridge day off
5 days18 Apr – 21 Apr4 days
26 Apr – 28 Apr3 days
1 May – 4 May
Needs one bridge day off
4 days24 May – 26 May3 days
5 Jul – 8 Jul4 days
2 Aug – 4 Aug3 days
18 Oct – 20 Oct3 days
24 Oct – 26 Oct3 days
25 Dec – 28 Dec
Needs one bridge day off
4 daysQuestions and answers
When is the next public holiday?
No upcoming holidays found.
How many public holidays are there this year?
National holidays: 16 (2025).
Where do the holiday dates come from?
From Nager.Date, an open-source database of public holidays. Dates can change by government decision, so check official announcements for important plans.
Source: Nager.Date (MIT). Holiday names are shown as published by the source.