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Zambia public holidays 2026

The current immutable release contains 19 estimated public-holiday dates for Zambia in 2026. The displayed dates do not all have recorded rule-source review. Country-release approval is not completed; use these estimates as planning guidance and confirm them before relying on them. These dates have national scope in the current immutable release.

Estimated data · rule-source review incomplete. Vacation planning is available for this selection.

EstimatedEstimated · open-source library lineage recorded · release approval pendingNext in this release: National Prayer Day on October 18, 2026.

19 calculated dates in the provisional Zambia public-holiday release for 2026
Holiday	Date	Coverage	Evidence
New Year's DayPublic holiday	January 1, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
International Women's DayPublic holiday	March 8, 2026Sunday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
International Women's Day (observed)Public holiday	March 9, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Youth DayPublic holiday	March 12, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Good FridayPublic holiday	April 3, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Holy SaturdayPublic holiday	April 4, 2026Saturday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Easter SundayPublic holiday	April 5, 2026Sunday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Easter MondayPublic holiday	April 6, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Kenneth Kaunda DayPublic holiday	April 28, 2026Tuesday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Labour DayPublic holiday	May 1, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Africa Freedom DayPublic holiday	May 25, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Heroes' DayPublic holiday	July 6, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Unity DayPublic holiday	July 7, 2026Tuesday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Farmers' DayPublic holiday	August 3, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
General Election DayPublic holiday	August 13, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
National Prayer DayPublic holiday	October 18, 2026Sunday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
National Prayer Day (observed)Public holiday	October 19, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Independence DayPublic holiday	October 24, 2026Saturday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Christmas DayPublic holiday	December 25, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded

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