Zambia

Zambia public holidays 2027

Zambia has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After them, 2027 has 249 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.

Public holidays in Zambia in 2027
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Friday	New Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 8Monday	International Women's DayNationwide
Mar 12Friday	Youth DayNationwide
Mar 26Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Mar 27Saturday	Holy SaturdayNationwide
Mar 28Sunday	Easter SundayNationwide
Mar 29Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
April
Apr 28Wednesday	Kenneth Kaunda DayNationwide
May
May 1Saturday	Labour DayNationwide
May 25Tuesday	Africa Freedom DayNationwide
July
Jul 5Monday	Heroes' DayNationwide
Jul 6Tuesday	Unity DayNationwide
August
Aug 2Monday	Farmers' DayNationwide
October
Oct 18Monday	National Prayer DayNationwide
Oct 24Sunday	Independence DayNationwide
Oct 25Monday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
December
Dec 25Saturday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 16public holidays
By region: 16no regional days
Working days: 249after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 8+1 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2027

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Mar 6 – Mon, Mar 8 · International Women's Day
3 daysFri, Mar 12 – Sun, Mar 14 · Youth Day
4 daysFri, Mar 26 – Mon, Mar 29 · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
4 daysSat, May 22 – Tue, May 25 · Africa Freedom DayTake Mon, May 24 off to join it up
4 daysSat, Jul 3 – Tue, Jul 6 · Heroes' Day, Unity Day
3 daysSat, Jul 31 – Mon, Aug 2 · Farmers' Day
3 daysSat, Oct 16 – Mon, Oct 18 · National Prayer Day
3 daysSat, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 25 · Independence Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Zambia in 2027?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Youth Day (Mar 12); Good Friday (Mar 26); Holy Saturday (Mar 27); Easter Sunday (Mar 28); Easter Monday (Mar 29); Kenneth Kaunda Day (Apr 28); Labour Day (May 1); Africa Freedom Day (May 25); Heroes' Day (Jul 5); Unity Day (Jul 6); Farmers' Day (Aug 2); National Prayer Day (Oct 18); Independence Day (Oct 24); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

How many working days are there in 2027?

249 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.