Tanzania holidays 2026 and 2027
Tanzania (TZ). Public holidays fall on 12 weekdays in Tanzania in 2026.
- Id
TZ- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
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2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 12 Jan 2026 | Zanzibar Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 22 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Tue 7 Apr 2026 | The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 26 Apr 2026 | Union Celebrations | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 7 Jul 2026 | International Trade Fair | Closed | ||
| Sat 8 Aug 2026 | Peasants' Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 26 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 14 Oct 2026 | The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | Closed | ||
| Wed 9 Dec 2026 | Independence and Republic Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 26 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 12 Jan 2027 | Zanzibar Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 11 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | Closed | ||
| Wed 7 Apr 2027 | The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 26 Apr 2027 | Union Celebrations | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | International Workers' Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 7 Jul 2027 | International Trade Fair | Closed | ||
| Sun 8 Aug 2027 | Peasants' Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 14 Oct 2027 | The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | Closed | ||
| Thu 9 Dec 2027 | Independence and Republic Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 26 Dec 2027 | Boxing Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Tanzania holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Tanzania closed in 2026?
12: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Zanzibar Revolution Day (Mon 12 Jan 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Easter Monday (Mon 6 Apr 2026); The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Tue 7 Apr 2026); International Workers' Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Thu 28 May 2026); International Trade Fair (Tue 7 Jul 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Wed 26 Aug 2026); The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race (Wed 14 Oct 2026); Independence and Republic Day (Wed 9 Dec 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=TZ&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
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