Public holidays in Zambia 2024
Zambia has 16 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | International Women's Day | |
| Tuesday | Youth Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Sunday weekend | Kenneth Kaunda Day | |
| Monday | Kenneth Kaunda Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Labour Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Africa Freedom Day | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Unity Day | |
| Monday | Farmers' Day | |
| Friday | National Prayer Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 13 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024International Women's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 April 2024Kenneth Kaunda Day
- 4 daysSat 29 June to Tue 2 July 2024Heroes' Day, Unity Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 August 2024Farmers' Day
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 October 2024National Prayer Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Monday 11 March 2024 for Fri 8 to Tue 12 March 2024International Women's Day, Youth Day
- 5 daysTake off Tuesday 30 April 2024 for Sat 27 April to Wed 1 May 2024Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 25 October 2024 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 October 2024Independence Day
Questions about 2024 in Zambia
- How many working days are there in Zambia in 2024?
- 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2024?
- 16 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (30 March 2024), Easter Sunday (31 March 2024), Kenneth Kaunda Day (28 April 2024), Africa Freedom Day (25 May 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Zambia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Zambia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Zambia has 16 public holidays and 249 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zambia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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