Public holidays in Zambia
This page lists all 32 public holidays for Zambia held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-27. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code ZM.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2026-03-09 | International Women's Day | International Women's Day |
| 2026-03-12 | Youth Day | Youth Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-04 | Holy Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 2026-04-05 | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2026-04-06 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2026-04-28 | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday |
| 2026-05-01 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2026-05-25 | African Freedom Day | Africa Freedom Day |
| 2026-07-06 | Heroes' Day | Heroes' Day |
| 2026-07-07 | Unity Day | Unity Day |
| 2026-08-03 | Farmers' Day | Farmers' Day |
| 2026-10-19 | National Day of Prayer | National Day of Prayer |
| 2026-10-26 | Independence Day | Independence Day |
| 2026-12-25 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
| 2027-01-01 | New Year's Day | New Year's Day |
| 2027-03-08 | International Women's Day | International Women's Day |
| 2027-03-12 | Youth Day | Youth Day |
| 2027-03-26 | Good Friday | Good Friday |
| 2027-03-27 | Holy Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 2027-03-28 | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 2027-03-29 | Easter Monday | Easter Monday |
| 2027-04-28 | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday |
| 2027-05-03 | Labour Day | Labour Day |
| 2027-05-25 | African Freedom Day | Africa Freedom Day |
| 2027-07-05 | Heroes' Day | Heroes' Day |
| 2027-07-06 | Unity Day | Unity Day |
| 2027-08-02 | Farmers' Day | Farmers' Day |
| 2027-10-18 | National Day of Prayer | National Day of Prayer |
| 2027-10-25 | Independence Day | Independence Day |
| 2027-12-27 | Christmas Day | Christmas Day |
Time zone reference for this country: Time in Zambia.
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