Public holidays in Zambia 2024

17 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Zambia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
8 March Friday	Friday	International Women's Day
12 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Youth Day
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
30 March Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Religious
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
28 April Sunday	Sunday	Kenneth Kaunda Day
29 April Monday	Monday	Kenneth Kaunda Day (observed) Observed day off for Kenneth Kaunda Day (Sun 28 Apr)
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labour Day
25 May Saturday	Saturday	Africa Freedom Day National day
1 July Monday	Monday	Heroes' Day National day
2 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Unity Day National day
5 August Monday	Monday	Farmers' Day
18 October Friday	Friday	National Prayer Day Religious
24 October Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day National day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Zambia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 8 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · 3 days off
International Women's Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 56% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 27% of days
Sat 27 Apr – Mon 29 Apr · 3 days off
Kenneth Kaunda Day, Kenneth Kaunda Day (observed)
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 29 Jun – Tue 2 Jul · 4 days off
Heroes' Day, Unity Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 3 Aug – Mon 5 Aug · 3 days off
Farmers' Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 18 Oct – Sun 20 Oct · 3 days off
National Prayer Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 35°C (95°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days

Bridge days

Mon 11 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Fri 8 Mar – Tue 12 Mar)
International Women's Day, Youth Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 56% of days
Tue 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 27 Apr – Wed 1 May)
Kenneth Kaunda Day, Kenneth Kaunda Day (observed), Labour Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 25 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 24 Oct – Sun 27 Oct)
Independence Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 36°C (97°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 1% of days

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 27 Apr – Sun 5 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 30 Apr, Thu 2 May, Fri 3 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 11 Mar) get 5 days in a rowFri 8 Mar – Tue 12 Mar · International Women's Day, Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 30 Apr) get 5 days in a rowSat 27 Apr – Wed 1 May · Kenneth Kaunda Day, Kenneth Kaunda Day (observed), Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jun) get 5 days in a rowFri 28 Jun – Tue 2 Jul · Heroes' Day, Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 2 Aug – Mon 5 Aug · Farmers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 17 Oct – Sun 20 Oct · National Prayer DayShow on calendar ↓