Zambia holidays 2026 and 2027
Zambia (ZM). Public holidays fall on 14 weekdays in Zambia in 2026.
- Id
ZM- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 8 Mar 2026 | International Women's Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 9 Mar 2026 | International Women's Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Thu 12 Mar 2026 | Youth Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sat 4 Apr 2026 | Holy Saturday | Closed | ||
| Sun 5 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Tue 28 Apr 2026 | Kenneth Kaunda Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 25 May 2026 | Africa Freedom Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Jul 2026 | Heroes' Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 7 Jul 2026 | Unity Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 3 Aug 2026 | Farmers' Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 13 Aug 2026 | General Election Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 18 Oct 2026 | National Prayer Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 19 Oct 2026 | National Prayer Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Sat 24 Oct 2026 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 8 Mar 2027 | International Women's Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 12 Mar 2027 | Youth Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sat 27 Mar 2027 | Holy Saturday | Closed | ||
| Sun 28 Mar 2027 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Wed 28 Apr 2027 | Kenneth Kaunda Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labour Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 May 2027 | Africa Freedom Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 5 Jul 2027 | Heroes' Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 6 Jul 2027 | Unity Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Aug 2027 | Farmers' Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 18 Oct 2027 | National Prayer Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 24 Oct 2027 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 25 Oct 2027 | Independence Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Zambia holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Zambia closed in 2026?
14: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); International Women's Day (observed) (Mon 9 Mar 2026); Youth Day (Thu 12 Mar 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); Kenneth Kaunda Day (Tue 28 Apr 2026); Labour Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Africa Freedom Day (Mon 25 May 2026); Heroes' Day (Mon 6 Jul 2026); Unity Day (Tue 7 Jul 2026); Farmers' Day (Mon 3 Aug 2026); General Election Day (Thu 13 Aug 2026); National Prayer Day (observed) (Mon 19 Oct 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=ZM&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/ZM.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.