Public holidays in Zambia 2028

There are 17 public holidays in 2028. 13 of them fall on a working day.

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All 17 public holidays in Zambia 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's Day
WednesdayInternational Women's Day
SundayYouth Day
MondayYouth Day (observed)
FridayGood Friday
SaturdayHoly Saturday
SundayEaster Sunday
MondayEaster Monday
FridayKenneth Kaunda Day
MondayLabour Day
ThursdayAfrica Freedom Day
MondayHeroes' Day
TuesdayUnity Day
MondayFarmers' Day
WednesdayNational Prayer Day
TuesdayIndependence Day
MondayChristmas Day

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2028

16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 6 Mar, Tue 7 Mar4 Mar – 8 Mar 2028252.5International Women's Day
Thu 9 Mar, Fri 10 Mar8 Mar – 13 Mar 2028263International Women's Day, Youth Day, Youth Day (observed)
Tue 14 Mar, Wed 15 Mar, Thu 16 Mar, Fri 17 Mar11 Mar – 19 Mar 2028492.3Youth Day, Youth Day (observed)
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr8 Apr – 17 Apr 20284102.5Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr14 Apr – 23 Apr 20284102.5Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Mon 24 Apr, Tue 25 Apr, Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr22 Apr – 1 May 20284102.5Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May28 Apr – 7 May 20284102.5Kenneth Kaunda Day, Labour Day
Mon 22 May, Tue 23 May, Wed 24 May20 May – 25 May 2028362Africa Freedom Day
Fri 26 May25 May – 28 May 2028144Africa Freedom Day
Wed 5 Jul, Thu 6 Jul, Fri 7 Jul1 Jul – 9 Jul 2028393Heroes' Day, Unity Day
Tue 8 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Fri 11 Aug5 Aug – 13 Aug 2028492.3Farmers' Day
Mon 16 Oct, Tue 17 Oct14 Oct – 18 Oct 2028252.5National Prayer Day
Thu 19 Oct, Fri 20 Oct18 Oct – 22 Oct 2028252.5National Prayer Day
Mon 23 Oct21 Oct – 24 Oct 2028144Independence Day
Wed 25 Oct, Thu 26 Oct, Fri 27 Oct24 Oct – 29 Oct 2028362Independence Day
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec23 Dec – 1 Jan 20294102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Zambia have in 2028?

17 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Africa Freedom Day: take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 25 May – 28 May 2028.

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