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Tanzania Public Holidays 2026
Review public holidays, other listed observances, categories, and estimated dates for Tanzania in 2026. Then use the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer to find long weekends that fit your workweek and leave budget.
Plan with the Holiday OptimizerTanzania 2026 planning insight
The 2026 Tanzania calendar lists 17 public-holiday dates across 8 months. Examples include New Year's Day, Zanzibar Revolution Day, Eid al-Fitr. Their placement against your own workweek determines whether a nearby leave day can create a longer break; use the planner to compare options for your schedule.
2026 holiday dates and categories
This calendar lists the dates and categories supplied for Tanzania. A public holiday in a national calendar may not be a day off for every employer or region.
| Date | Holiday | Status | Type and certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Zanzibar Revolution Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Good Friday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Sunday | Non-public | Holiday Official rule | |
| Easter Monday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Union Celebrations | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| International Workers' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Eid al-Adha | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| International Trade Fair | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Peasants' Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Prophet's Birthday | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Independence and Republic Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Christmas Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule | |
| Boxing Day | Public holiday | Holiday Official rule |
Plan a long weekend around Tanzania holidays
Open the Bridge-Day Holiday Optimizer and choose Tanzania and 2026. Add your workdays, leave budget, days-off target, and unavailable dates. The planner finds eligible breaks from public holidays and weekends; it cannot determine which dates your employer observes.
About this calendar data
Source attribution: Open-Source Python-Holidays Library. The calendar snapshot used to build this page is dated 2026-10-14. Holiday dates, names, categories, and regional rules can change; verify important dates with official local sources.
Bridge-Day marks estimated dates and separates public holidays from other listed observances. Non-public entries remain visible for context and do not count as days off in the optimizer by default.