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Public holidays in Zambia in 2027
Zambia has 15 public holidays in 2027, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 9 Mar 2027 | Tuesday | Women’s Day |
| 12 Mar 2027 | Friday | Youth Day |
| 26 Mar 2027 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 29 Mar 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 28 Apr 2027 | Wednesday | Kenneth Kaunda Day |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Labour Day |
| 25 May 2027 | Tuesday | African Freedom Day |
| 5 Jul 2027 | Monday | Heroes' Day |
| 6 Jul 2027 | Tuesday | Unity Day |
| 2 Aug 2027 | Monday | Farmers' Day |
| 18 Oct 2027 | Monday | National Day of Prayers |
| 24 Oct 2027 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 25 Oct 2027 | Monday | Independence Day (substitute day) |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Zambia, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Mar 2027 – 9 Mar 2027: book Monday 8 Mar 2027 (Women’s Day)
- 11 Mar 2027 – 14 Mar 2027: book Thursday 11 Mar 2027 (Youth Day)
- 25 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027: book Thursday 25 Mar 2027 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 27 Apr 2027 – 28 Apr 2027: book Tuesday 27 Apr 2027 (Kenneth Kaunda Day)
- 30 Apr 2027 – 2 May 2027: book Friday 30 Apr 2027 (Labour Day)
- 22 May 2027 – 25 May 2027: book Monday 24 May 2027 (African Freedom Day)
- 2 Jul 2027 – 6 Jul 2027: book Friday 2 Jul 2027 (Heroes' Day, Unity Day)
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