Public holidays in Zambia 2029

16 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Zambia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
8 March Thursday	Thursday	International Women's Day
12 March Monday	Monday	Youth Day
30 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday
31 March Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday
1 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday
2 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday
28 April Saturday	Saturday	Kenneth Kaunda Day
1 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Labour Day
25 May Friday	Friday	Africa Freedom Day
2 July Monday	Monday	Heroes' Day
3 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Unity Day
6 August Monday	Monday	Farmers' Day
18 October Thursday	Thursday	National Prayer Day
24 October Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day
25 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Christmas Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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 2029 · 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
Sat 10 Mar – Mon 12 Mar · 3 days off
Youth Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 30 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 25 May – Sun 27 May · 3 days off
Africa Freedom Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 30 Jun – Tue 3 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 4 Aug – Mon 6 Aug · 3 days off
Farmers' Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 9 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 8 Mar – Mon 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
Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 19 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 18 Oct – Sun 21 Oct)
National Prayer Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 35°C (95°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days
Mon 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Dec – Tue 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 64% of days

Leave planner 2029

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 30 Jun – Sun 8 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 4 Jul, Thu 5 Jul, Fri 6 Jul).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 8 Mar – Mon 12 Mar · International Women's Day, Youth DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 29 Mar – Mon 2 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 May – Sun 27 May · Africa Freedom DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Jun) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Jun – Tue 3 Jul · Heroes' Day, Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Aug – Mon 6 Aug · Farmers' DayShow on calendar ↓