Next public holiday in Zambia
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Zambia is National Prayer Day on , today (a substitute day off). This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
0days until the next holiday
3holiday dates left in 2026
2of them on weekdays
52working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in Zambia
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | National Prayer Day observed | today | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | 5 days | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | 67 days | |
| Friday | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Monday | International Women's Day | 140 days | |
| Friday | Youth Day | 144 days | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 158 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | 159 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | 160 days | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 161 days | |
| Wednesday | Kenneth Kaunda Day | 191 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Labour Day | 194 days | |
| Tuesday | Africa Freedom Day | 218 days | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | 259 days | |
| Tuesday | Unity Day | 260 days | |
| Monday | Farmers' Day | 287 days | |
| Monday | National Prayer Day | 364 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | 370 days | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | 371 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day | 432 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Next long weekend in Zambia
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 October 2026National Prayer Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 24 May 2027 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 May 2027Africa Freedom Day
Questions about the next holiday in Zambia
- When is the next public holiday in Zambia?
- National Prayer Day, on Monday 19 October 2026. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 3 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 2 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Zambia?
- 52 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Zambia 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
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Cite or reuse this data
The next public holiday in Zambia after 19 October 2026 is National Prayer Day on 19 October 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/zambia/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.