Public holidays in Tanzania 2026
Tanzania has 17 public holidays in 2026. 12 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
12weekday days off
249working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Zanzibar Revolution Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Tuesday | The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Union Celebrations | |
| Friday | International Workers' Day | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Tuesday | International Trade Fair | |
| Saturday weekend | Peasants' Day | |
| Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Wednesday | The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | |
| Wednesday | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 January 2026Zanzibar Revolution Day
- 5 daysFri 3 to Tue 7 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday, The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026International Workers' Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas 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 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 29 May 2026 for Thu 28 to Sun 31 May 2026Eid al-Adha
- 4 daysTake off Monday 6 July 2026 for Sat 4 to Tue 7 July 2026International Trade Fair
Questions about 2026 in Tanzania
- How many working days are there in Tanzania in 2026?
- 249 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Tanzania have in 2026?
- 17 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), Eid al-Fitr (22 March 2026), Union Celebrations (26 April 2026), Peasants' Day (8 August 2026), Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- 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 2027?
- See public holidays in Tanzania 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Tanzania has 17 public holidays and 249 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/tanzania/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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