Public holidays in Zambia 2030
Zambia has 16 public holidays in 2030. 12 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2030
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2030
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 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 2030
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 2030 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2030 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2030 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2030 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2030 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2030 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2030 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| August 2030 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2030 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2030 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2030 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2030 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2030 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2030
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2030International Women's Day
- 4 daysFri 19 to Mon 22 April 2030Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 April 2030Kenneth Kaunda Day
- 4 daysSat 29 June to Tue 2 July 2030Heroes' Day, Unity Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 August 2030Farmers' Day
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 October 2030National 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 2030 for Fri 8 to Tue 12 March 2030International Women's Day, Youth Day
- 5 daysTake off Tuesday 30 April 2030 for Sat 27 April to Wed 1 May 2030Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 25 October 2030 for Thu 24 to Sun 27 October 2030Independence Day
Questions about 2030 in Zambia
- How many working days are there in Zambia in 2030?
- 248 working days. 2030 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2030?
- 16 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2030 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (20 April 2030), Easter Sunday (21 April 2030), Kenneth Kaunda Day (28 April 2030), Africa Freedom Day (25 May 2030).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Zambia 2029. 2030 is the last year published; later years are added as the dataset confirms them.
Cite or reuse this data
Zambia has 16 public holidays and 248 working days in 2030.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zambia/2030/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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