Public holidays in Zambia 2029
Zambia has 16 public holidays in 2029. 13 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
13weekday days off
248working days in 2029
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2029
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | International Women's Day | |
| Monday | Youth Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Saturday weekend | Kenneth Kaunda Day | |
| Tuesday | Labour Day | |
| Friday | Africa Freedom Day | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Unity Day | |
| Monday | Farmers' Day | |
| Thursday | National Prayer Day | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2029
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 2029 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2029 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2029 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| April 2029 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| May 2029 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2029 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2029 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| August 2029 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2029 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| October 2029 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2029 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2029 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2029 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2029
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 March 2029Youth Day
- 4 daysFri 30 March to Mon 2 April 2029Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 May 2029Africa Freedom Day
- 4 daysSat 30 June to Tue 3 July 2029Heroes' Day, Unity Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 August 2029Farmers' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 9 March 2029 for Thu 8 to Mon 12 March 2029International Women's Day, Youth Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 April 2029 for Sat 28 April to Tue 1 May 2029Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 19 October 2029 for Thu 18 to Sun 21 October 2029National Prayer Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 24 December 2029 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 December 2029Christmas Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 31 December 2029 for Sat 29 December 2029 to Tue 1 January 2030New Year's Day
Questions about 2029 in Zambia
- How many working days are there in Zambia in 2029?
- 248 working days. 2029 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2029?
- 16 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2029 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (31 March 2029), Easter Sunday (1 April 2029), Kenneth Kaunda Day (28 April 2029).
- 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 2030?
- See public holidays in Zambia 2030 or go back to 2028.
Cite or reuse this data
Zambia has 16 public holidays and 248 working days in 2029.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zambia/2029/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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