Public holidays in Zambia
There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Zambia, a country in Southern Africa.
If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday.
On the Easter weekend, all four days are declared public holidays.
Public holidays
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- March 8 - International Women's Day[1]
- March 12 - Youth Day[1]
- April 28 - Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday[2][3]
- May 1 - Labour Day[1]
- May 25 - African Freedom Day[1]
- First Monday in July - Heroes' Day[1]
- Tuesday after Heroes' Day - Unity Day[1]
- First Monday in August - Farmers' Day[1]
- October 18 - National Day of Prayer[1]
- October 24 - Independence Day[1]
- December 25 - Christmas Day[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020.
- ^ "KK'S BIRTHDAY NOW A PUBLIC HOLIDAY ~". 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Zambia : April 28 Declared a Public Holiday in Honour of the late Dr Kaunda". Lusaka Times. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2025-07-30.