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Public holidays in Zambia in 2026
Zambia has 15 public holidays in 2026, 13 of them on working days, leaving 248 working days. 9 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Monday | Women’s Day |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Youth Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Kenneth Kaunda Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | African Freedom Day |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Monday | Heroes' Day |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | Unity Day |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Monday | Farmers' Day |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Sunday | National Day of Prayers |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday | National Day of Prayers (substitute day) |
| 24 Oct 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Zambia, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (Women’s Day)
- 12 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2026: book Friday 13 Mar 2026 (Youth Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 25 Apr 2026 – 28 Apr 2026: book Monday 27 Apr 2026 (Kenneth Kaunda Day)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (African Freedom Day)
- 3 Jul 2026 – 7 Jul 2026: book Friday 3 Jul 2026 (Heroes' Day, Unity Day)
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