Zambia 2025 Holidays

List of public holidays in Zambia for year 2025

Zambia - 2025 Holidays
22 of 22 holidays
DateDayNameType
Jan 1, 2025WednesdayNew YearPublic Holiday
Mar 8, 2025SaturdayInternational Women's DayPublic Holiday
Mar 12, 2025WednesdayYouth DayPublic Holiday
Mar 20, 2025ThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Apr 18, 2025FridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
Apr 19, 2025SaturdayHoly SaturdayPublic Holiday
Apr 20, 2025SundayEaster SundayObservance
Apr 21, 2025MondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
Apr 28, 2025MondayKenneth Kaunda DayPublic Holiday
May 1, 2025ThursdayLabour DayPublic Holiday
May 11, 2025SundayMother's DayObservance
May 25, 2025SundayAfrica Freedom DayPublic Holiday
Jun 15, 2025SundayFather's DayObservance
Jun 21, 2025SaturdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 7, 2025MondayHeroes' DayPublic Holiday
Jul 8, 2025TuesdayUnity DayPublic Holiday
Aug 4, 2025MondayFarmers' DayPublic Holiday
Sep 22, 2025MondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Oct 18, 2025SaturdayPrayer DayPublic Holiday
Oct 24, 2025FridayIndependence DayPublic Holiday
Dec 21, 2025SundayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 25, 2025ThursdayChristmas DayPublic Holiday

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Zambia. However, please note that some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Holiday Type Color Legend

Holidays are color-coded based on their types:

  • Public HolidayPublic, National, Federal, and Gazetted holidays
  • Local HolidayLocal, Regional, State, and Provincial holidays
  • Other HolidayObservances and other types of holidays
Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Zambia this year in 2025?

There are 15 public holidays in Zambia in 2025. If you are planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How to retrieve the Zambia holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ZM&year=2025 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: '2025'
});
console.log(holidays);
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=ZM&year=2025" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"