Public holidays in Tanzania
Next holiday in Tanzania
Independence and Republic Day
Wed, December 9, 2026 Estimated (not officially announced yet)
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Long weekends in 2026
3 or more days off in a row, including weekends- 3-day weekend – Zanzibar Revolution Day
- 5-day weekend – Good Friday, Easter Monday, The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day
- 3-day weekend – International Workers' Day
- 3-day weekend – Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Long weekends in 2027
- 3-day weekend – New Year's Day
- 4-day weekend – Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3-day weekend – Union Celebrations
- 3-day weekend – Eid al-Adha
2026
17 nationwide- New Year's Day Mwaka Mpya Rule
- Zanzibar Revolution Day Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar Rule
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu Rule
- Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka Rule
- The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Rule
- Union Celebrations Muungano wa Tanzania Rule
- International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni Rule
- Eid al-Adha Eid El Hajj (makisio) Estimated
- International Trade Fair Sabasaba Rule
- Peasants' Day Sikukuu ya Wakulima Rule
- Prophet's Birthday Maulidi (makisio) Estimated
- The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge Rule
- Independence and Republic Day Uhuru na Jamhuri Rule
- Christmas Day Kuzaliwa Kristo Rule
- Boxing Day Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi Rule
2027
17 nationwide- New Year's Day Mwaka Mpya Rule
- Zanzibar Revolution Day Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar Rule
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu Rule
- Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka Rule
- The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Rule
- Union Celebrations Muungano wa Tanzania Rule
- International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni Rule
- Eid al-Adha Eid El Hajj (makisio) Estimated
- International Trade Fair Sabasaba Rule
- Peasants' Day Sikukuu ya Wakulima Rule
- Prophet's Birthday Maulidi (makisio) Estimated
- The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge Rule
- Independence and Republic Day Uhuru na Jamhuri Rule
- Christmas Day Kuzaliwa Kristo Rule
- Boxing Day Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi Rule
2028
17 nationwide- New Year's Day Mwaka Mpya Rule
- Zanzibar Revolution Day Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar Rule
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri (makisio) Estimated
- The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Rule
- Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu Rule
- Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka Rule
- Union Celebrations Muungano wa Tanzania Rule
- International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni Rule
- Eid al-Adha Eid El Hajj (makisio) Estimated
- International Trade Fair Sabasaba Rule
- Prophet's Birthday Maulidi (makisio) Estimated
- Peasants' Day Sikukuu ya Wakulima Rule
- The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge Rule
- Independence and Republic Day Uhuru na Jamhuri Rule
- Christmas Day Kuzaliwa Kristo Rule
- Boxing Day Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi Rule
2025
17 nationwide- New Year's Day Mwaka Mpya Rule
- Zanzibar Revolution Day Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar Rule
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri Rule
- Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri Rule
- The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Rule
- Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu Rule
- Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka Rule
- Union Celebrations Muungano wa Tanzania Rule
- International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni Rule
- Eid al-Adha Eid El Hajj Rule
- International Trade Fair Sabasaba Rule
- Peasants' Day Sikukuu ya Wakulima Rule
- Prophet's Birthday Maulidi Rule
- The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge Rule
- Independence and Republic Day Uhuru na Jamhuri Rule
- Christmas Day Kuzaliwa Kristo Rule
- Boxing Day Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi Rule
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- Rule
- Computed from the legal rules (not yet checked against official data)
- Estimated
- Not yet announced, or depends on moon sighting and may change
- Holidays are computed with python-holidays (MIT license; python-holidays 0.106 (MIT)).
- Use as JSON: /api/v1/country/tz.json