Public holidays in Tanzania 2024
Tanzania has 17 public holidays in 2024. 15 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 247 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
15weekday days off
247working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Zanzibar Revolution Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Sunday weekend | The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday | Union Celebrations | |
| Wednesday | International Workers' Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Sunday weekend | International Trade Fair | |
| Thursday | Peasants' Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Monday | The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | |
| Monday | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 15 | 247 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 12 to Sun 14 January 2024Zanzibar Revolution Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 April 2024Union Celebrations
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
- 3 daysSat 12 to Mon 14 October 2024The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 December 2024Independence and Republic Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 12 April 2024 for Wed 10 to Sun 14 April 2024Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysTake off Friday 9 August 2024 for Thu 8 to Sun 11 August 2024Peasants' Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Tanzania
- How many working days are there in Tanzania in 2024?
- 247 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 15 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Tanzania have in 2024?
- 17 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (7 April 2024), International Trade Fair (7 July 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Tanzania?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Tanzania 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Tanzania has 17 public holidays and 247 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/tanzania/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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