Public holidays in Tanzania 2025

17 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Tanzania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Mwaka Mpya	Mwaka Mpya
12 January Sunday	Sunday	Zanzibar Revolution Day Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar	Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri	Eid El-Fitri
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Eid El-Fitri	Eid El-Fitri
7 April Monday	Monday	The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume	Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu	Ijumaa Kuu
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka	Jumatatu ya Pasaka
26 April Saturday	Saturday	Union Celebrations Muungano wa Tanzania	Muungano wa Tanzania
1 May Thursday	Thursday	International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni	Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Eid El Hajj	Eid El Hajj
7 July Monday	Monday	International Trade Fair Sabasaba	Sabasaba
8 August Friday	Friday	Peasants' Day Sikukuu ya Wakulima	Sikukuu ya Wakulima
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Maulidi	Maulidi
14 October Tuesday	Tuesday	The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge	Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge
9 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence and Republic Day Uhuru na Jamhuri	Uhuru na Jamhuri
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Kuzaliwa Kristo	Kuzaliwa Kristo
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi	Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Tanzania (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 29 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 79% of days
Sat 5 Apr – Mon 7 Apr · 3 days off
The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 84% of days
Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 94% of days
Sat 5 Jul – Mon 7 Jul · 3 days off
International Trade Fair
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 27°C (81°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 17% of days
Fri 8 Aug – Sun 10 Aug · 3 days off
Peasants' Day
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 14% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 60% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
International Workers' Day
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% of days
Mon 13 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 11 Oct – Tue 14 Oct)
The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 29% of days
Mon 8 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Dec – Tue 9 Dec)
Independence and Republic Day
Typically in Dar es Salaam: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 29 Mar – Mon 7 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 2 Apr, Thu 3 Apr, Fri 4 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 4 Apr – Mon 7 Apr · The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · International Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Jul) get 4 days in a rowFri 4 Jul – Mon 7 Jul · International Trade FairShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓