Zambia Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Zambia 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Monday | Day off for New Year | Public Holiday |
| 8th March | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th March | Sunday | Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 13th March | Monday | Day off for Youth Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 8th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Public Holiday |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 28th April | Friday | Kenneth Kaunda Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 25th May | Thursday | Africa Freedom Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 3rd July | Monday | Heroes' Day | Public Holiday |
| 4th July | Tuesday | Unity Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th August | Monday | Farmers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 18th October | Wednesday | Prayer Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th October | Tuesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Zambia. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Zambia this year in 2023?
There are 17 holidays in Zambia in 2023
How to retrieve the Zambia holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZM&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Zambia holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'ZM', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);