Zambia records 16 holidays in 2025. 16 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Easter Saturday (19 Apr 2025) and Easter Sunday (20 Apr 2025) fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Labour Day (1 May 2025), Unity Day (8 Jul 2025) and Christmas Day (25 Dec 2025) sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Apr, with 5 of them. The longest run without one is 77 days, between 4 Aug 2025 and 20 Oct 2025. The last was Christmas Day on 25 Dec 2025.
New Year's Day
Nationwide
International Women's Day
Nationwide
Youth Day
Nationwide
Good Friday
Nationwide
Easter Saturday
Holy Saturday · Nationwide
Easter Sunday
Nationwide
Easter Monday
Nationwide
Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday
Nationwide
Labour Day
Nationwide
Africa Freedom Day
African Freedom Day · Nationwide
Heroes' Day
Nationwide
Unity Day
Nationwide
Farmers' Day
Nationwide
National Day of Prayer
Nationwide
Independence Day
Nationwide
Christmas Day
Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Zambia for 2025.