Zambia Public Holidays 2025
16 national holidays
Zambia has 16 national public holidays in 2025. There are 10 long weekends of three days or more.
January 2025
- 1New Year's DayWednesday
March 2025
- 10International Women's DayMonday
- 12Youth DayWednesday
April 2025
- 18Good FridayFriday
- 19Holy SaturdaySaturday · Easter Saturday
- 20Easter SundaySunday
- 21Easter MondayMonday
- 28Kenneth Kaunda's BirthdayMonday
May 2025
- 1Labour DayThursday
- 26African Freedom DayMonday · Africa Freedom Day
July 2025
- 7Heroes' DayMonday
- 8Unity DayTuesday
August 2025
- 4Farmers' DayMonday
October 2025
- 20National Day of PrayerMonday
- 24Independence DayFriday
December 2025
- 25Christmas DayThursday
Long weekends 2025
- 8 March – 12 March5 days · take 11 March off
- 18 April – 21 April4 days
- 26 April – 28 April3 days
- 1 May – 4 May4 days · take 2 May off
- 24 May – 26 May3 days
- 5 July – 8 July4 days
- 2 August – 4 August3 days
- 18 October – 20 October3 days
- 24 October – 26 October3 days
- 25 December – 28 December4 days · take 26 December off
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Zambia in 2025?
16 national holidays.
When are the long weekends in Zambia in 2025?
8 March–12 March (5 days, with a bridge day off); 18 April–21 April (4 days); 26 April–28 April (3 days); 1 May–4 May (4 days, with a bridge day off); 24 May–26 May (3 days); 5 July–8 July (4 days).
Dates are the days off, so a holiday that falls on a weekend may be shown on the weekday it is observed. Source: Nager.Date public holiday data (open source, MIT licence). Governments can add or move holidays at short notice — check official announcements for important plans.