Public holidays in Zambia in 2025
Zambia has 17 public holidays in 2025. 5 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is April (5).
All public holidays in Zambia in 2025
- New Year's Day – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- International Women's Day – Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Youth Day – Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Good Friday – Friday, April 18, 2025
- Holy Saturday – Saturday, April 19, 2025
- Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 20, 2025
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 21, 2025
- Kenneth Kaunda Day – Monday, April 28, 2025
- Labour Day – Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Africa Freedom Day – Sunday, May 25, 2025
- Africa Freedom Day (observed) – Monday, May 26, 2025
- Heroes' Day – Monday, July 7, 2025
- Unity Day – Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- Farmers' Day – Monday, August 4, 2025
- National Prayer Day – Saturday, October 18, 2025
- Independence Day – Friday, October 24, 2025
- Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25, 2025
Long weekends and bridge days in Zambia in 2025
The weekend in Zambia: Saturday and Sunday. Zambia has 6 long weekends in 2025: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Fri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
- Sat, Apr 26 – Mon, Apr 28 – 3 days off (Kenneth Kaunda Day)
- Sat, May 24 – Mon, May 26 – 3 days off (Africa Freedom Day, Africa Freedom Day (observed))
- Sat, Jul 5 – Tue, Jul 8 – 4 days off (Heroes' Day, Unity Day)
- Sat, Aug 2 – Mon, Aug 4 – 3 days off (Farmers' Day)
- Fri, Oct 24 – Sun, Oct 26 – 3 days off (Independence Day)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 28 – Wed, Jan 1 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 2 and Fri, Jan 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Mar 10 and Tue, Mar 11): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Mar 8 – Wed, Mar 12 (International Women's Day, Youth Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Mar 13 and Fri, Mar 14): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Mar 12 – Sun, Mar 16 (Youth Day)
- Take 2 days off (Tue, Apr 29 and Wed, Apr 30): 6 days off in a row, Sat, Apr 26 – Thu, May 1 (Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day)
- Take Fri, May 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 (Labour Day)
- Take Fri, Dec 26 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 (Christmas Day)
2025 at a glance
- 2025 has 365 days.
- 2025 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Wednesday.
- 2025 has the same calendar as 2014 and 2031.
- Public holidays in Zambia: 17
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