Holidays in Zambia 2025
Zambia has 17 public holidays in 2025. 17 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Zambia.
Holidays in Zambia 2025
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New Year's Day
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International Women's Day
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Youth Day
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Good Friday
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Holy Saturday
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Easter Sunday
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Easter Monday
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Kenneth Kaunda Day
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Labour Day
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Africa Freedom Day
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Africa Freedom Day (observed)
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Heroes' Day
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Unity Day
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Farmers' Day
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National Prayer Day
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Independence Day
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Christmas Day
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Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2025?
- Zambia has 17 public holidays in 2025.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Zambia in 2025?
- Zambia has 17 national public holidays in 2025: New Year's Day (January 1, 2025), International Women's Day (March 8, 2025), Youth Day (March 12, 2025), Good Friday (April 18, 2025), Holy Saturday (April 19, 2025), Easter Sunday (April 20, 2025), Easter Monday (April 21, 2025), Kenneth Kaunda Day (April 28, 2025), Labour Day (May 1, 2025), Africa Freedom Day (May 25, 2025), Africa Freedom Day (observed) (May 26, 2025), Heroes' Day (July 7, 2025), Unity Day (July 8, 2025), Farmers' Day (August 4, 2025), National Prayer Day (October 18, 2025), Independence Day (October 24, 2025), Christmas Day (December 25, 2025).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.