Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Tanzania 2026

Tanzania has 17 days of national public holidays in 2026, 12 on working days.

Next: Uhuru na Jamhuri (Independence and Republic Day), Wednesday, 9 December 2026in 52 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Tanzania in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	Mwaka MpyaNew Year's Day	290 days ago
12 JanMon	Mapinduzi ya ZanzibarZanzibar Revolution Day	279 days ago
21 MarSatWeekend	Eid El-Fitri (makisio)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	211 days ago
22 MarSunWeekend	Eid El-Fitri (makisio)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	210 days ago
3 AprFri	Ijumaa KuuGood Friday	198 days ago
6 AprMon	Jumatatu ya PasakaEaster Monday	195 days ago
7 AprTue	Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani KarumeThe Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day	194 days ago
26 AprSunWeekend	Muungano wa TanzaniaUnion Celebrations	175 days ago
1 MayFri	Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi UlimwenguniInternational Workers' Day	170 days ago
28 MayThu	Eid El Hajj (makisio)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	143 days ago
7 JulTue	SabasabaInternational Trade Fair	103 days ago
8 AugSatWeekend	Sikukuu ya WakulimaPeasants' Day	71 days ago
26 AugWed	Maulidi (makisio)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)	53 days ago
14 OctWed	Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za MwengeThe Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race	4 days ago
9 DecWed	Uhuru na JamhuriIndependence and Republic Day	in 52 days
25 DecFri	Kuzaliwa KristoChristmas Day	in 68 days
26 DecSatWeekend	Siku ya Kupeana ZawadiBoxing Day	in 69 days

At a glance

Tanzania in 2026

01Public holidays

17 days

12 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

4 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Uhuru na Jamhuri (Independence and Republic Day)

Wednesday, 9 December 2026 · in 52 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Sat 10 Jan – Mon 12 Jan
3 days offZanzibar Revolution Day
Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr
5 days offGood Friday · Easter Monday · The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May
3 days offInternational Workers' Day
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec
3 days offChristmas Day · Boxing Day

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

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Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Tanzania in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
5 AprSunWeekend	Sikukuu ya PasakaEaster Sunday	Bank holiday	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Dodoma.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Tanzania have in 2026?

Tanzania has 17 days of national public holidays in 2026, 12 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Tanzania?

Uhuru na Jamhuri (Independence and Republic Day), on Wednesday, 9 December 2026.

How many long weekends does Tanzania have in 2026?

4: Sat 10 Jan – Mon 12 Jan (Zanzibar Revolution Day); Fri 3 Apr – Tue 7 Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday, The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (International Workers' Day); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

Which public holidays in Tanzania fall on a weekend in 2026?

Eid El-Fitri (makisio) (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)), Saturday, 21 March 2026; Eid El-Fitri (makisio) (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)), Sunday, 22 March 2026; Muungano wa Tanzania (Union Celebrations), Sunday, 26 April 2026; Sikukuu ya Wakulima (Peasants' Day), Saturday, 8 August 2026; Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi (Boxing Day), Saturday, 26 December 2026.