Public holidays in Zambia 2023

18 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Zambia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 11 Mar – Mon 13 Mar · 3 days off
Youth Day, Youth Day (observed)
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · 4 days off
Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 1 Jul – Tue 4 Jul · 4 days off
Heroes' Day, Unity Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 5 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · 3 days off
Farmers' Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 64% of days
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

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Africa Freedom Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 28°C (82°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 0% of days
Mon 23 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Oct – Tue 24 Oct)
Independence Day
Typically in Lusaka: high 35°C (95°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 1% of days

Leave planner 2023

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 1 Jul – Sun 9 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 5 Jul, Thu 6 Jul, Fri 7 Jul).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 10 Mar – Mon 13 Mar · Youth Day, Youth Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Mon 10 Apr · Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 27 Apr – Mon 1 May · Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Africa Freedom DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jun) get 5 days in a rowFri 30 Jun – Tue 4 Jul · Heroes' Day, Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 4 Aug – Mon 7 Aug · Farmers' DayShow on calendar ↓