Public holidays
Zambia 2021 holidays
See 2021 public holidays and observed dates in Zambia. Check regional differences or open these dates in a customizable calendar.
Zambia holidays 2021
21 listed dates| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| International Women's Day | Public holiday | |
| Youth Day | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Holy Saturday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Sunday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Africa Freedom Day | Public holiday | |
| Memorial Service for Kenneth Kaunda | Public holiday | |
| Heroes' Day | Public holiday | |
| Unity Day | Public holiday | |
| State Funeral of Kenneth Kaunda | Public holiday | |
| Farmers' Day | Public holiday | |
| General Election Day | Public holiday | |
| Bridge Public Holiday | Public holiday | |
| Inauguration Ceremony of President-elect and Vice-President-elect | Public holiday | |
| National Prayer Day | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day (observed) | Observed / substitute | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Planning around public holidays
What is an observed or substitute holiday?
When a holiday falls on a weekend, local rules may move the day off to a weekday. The list identifies observed or substitute dates. Check your employer’s or school’s schedule before making plans.
Can I put these holidays on a printable calendar?
Open the 2021 calendar for this country and region. Add personal dates, choose week, month or year, then customize your paper size, orientation and layout in Print settings.
Where do the holiday dates come from?
We use Vacanza holidays (MIT) to calculate dates from country and regional rules. Where available, we check dates against published government schedules, including GOV.UK bank holidays and the US federal holiday schedule. A calculated date follows a rule; it is not a guarantee of an official day off. Dates marked “To be confirmed” may change. Employers, schools and local authorities can follow different schedules.
Dates calculated using the published holiday rules; one-off or local changes may not yet be included.
Holiday coverage: 2021–2031. UK government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 2026-11-05.