Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Zambia 2027
Zambia has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 14 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Zambia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 16
- Of those, on a working day
- 14
- Of those, on a weekend
- 2
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (6)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Zambia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | International Women's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Youth Day | Youth Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Holy Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | Easter Sunday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | African Freedom Day | Africa Freedom Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | Heroes' Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Unity Day | Unity Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Farmers' Day | Farmers' Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | National Day of Prayer | National Day of Prayer | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Zambia
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (10)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with International Women's Day.
- Friday 12 March to Sunday 14 March 2027: 3 days off, with Youth Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with Labour Day.
- Saturday 3 July to Tuesday 6 July 2027: 4 days off, with Heroes' Day, Unity Day.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Farmers' Day.
- Saturday 16 October to Monday 18 October 2027: 3 days off, with National Day of Prayer.
- Saturday 23 October to Monday 25 October 2027: 3 days off, with Independence Day.
- Saturday 25 December to Monday 27 December 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 24 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 22 May to Tuesday 25 May 2027 (next to African Freedom Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Zambia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Zambia to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/zambia/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Zambia's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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