🇹🇿 Tanzania Public Holidays 2026
The official calendar of holidays and observances.
Official holiday calendar
First day of the calendar year
End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Christian commemoration of the crucifixion
Christian celebration following Easter Sunday
Commemoration of Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume
Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
International Workers' Day
Industry and Trade Day
Farmers' Day celebration
Commemoration of Julius Nyerere
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus
Day after Christmas
Tanzania festivals
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Cultural arts festival
Mwaka Kogwa is the traditional Swahili New Year festival of Zanzibar.
Traditional cultural celebration
East Africa's largest film and arts festival
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