Public holidays in Tanzania 2025
Tanzania has 17 public holidays in 2025. 14 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 247 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
14weekday days off
247working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Zanzibar Revolution Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Saturday weekend | Union Celebrations | |
| Thursday | International Workers' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | International Trade Fair | |
| Friday | Peasants' Day | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | |
| Tuesday | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 14 | 247 |
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Apr18 wd
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Jun21 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep21 wd
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 29 March to Tue 1 April 2025Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 April 2025The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 July 2025International Trade Fair
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 August 2025Peasants' Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025International Workers' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 September 2025 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Monday 13 October 2025 for Sat 11 to Tue 14 October 2025The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race
- 4 daysTake off Monday 8 December 2025 for Sat 6 to Tue 9 December 2025Independence and Republic Day
Questions about 2025 in Tanzania
- How many working days are there in Tanzania in 2025?
- 247 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Tanzania have in 2025?
- 17 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Zanzibar Revolution Day (12 January 2025), Union Celebrations (26 April 2025), Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Tanzania 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Tanzania has 17 public holidays and 247 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/tanzania/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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