Tanzania Public Holidays 2026
Official calendar of holidays and observances
Quick Facts
Official Holiday Calendar
New Year's Day
First day of the calendar year
Zanzibar Revolution Day
End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
Good Friday
Christian commemoration of the crucifixion
Easter Monday
Christian celebration following Easter Sunday
Karume Day
Commemoration of Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume
Union Day
Unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar
Labour Day
International Workers' Day
Saba Saba Day
Industry and Trade Day
Nane Nane Day
Farmers' Day celebration
Nyerere Day
Commemoration of Julius Nyerere
Christmas Day
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus
Boxing Day
Day after Christmas
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