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Public holidays in Tanzania are in accordance with the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] amended among others in December 1964,[3] August 1966,[4] July 2022,[5] and are observed throughout the nation.
ThePresident of Tanzania may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, as stated in article 3 of the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] for example, during the general election day. A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.[6]
Karume day, Saba saba day and Nyerere day do not appear in the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] and are declared by the President. This happens however traditionally every year.[7][8][9][10]
| Date | English name (Names from the Public Holiday Act are in bold, if available) | Swahili name[11][12] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Mwaka mpya | |
| 12 January | Revolution Day (Zanzibar Revolution Day) | Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar | Zanzibar Revolution. End of theSultanate of Zanzibar |
| 7 April | (Karume Day) | Siku ya Karume | Assassination of Zanzibari PresidentAbeid Karume |
| Friday beforeEaster | Good Friday | Ijumaa Kuu | Crucifixion of Jesus |
| Monday afterEaster | Easter Monday | Jumatatu ya Pasaka | The resurrection ofChrist |
| 26 April | Union Day | Sikukuu ya Muungano | The unification ofTanganyika and thePeople's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964 |
| 1 May | International Worker’s Day | Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi | |
| 7 July | (Saba Saba Day) (Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair Day) (Industry’s Day)[13] | Saba Saba | Climax of the annualDar es Salaam International Trade Fair |
| 8 August | Peasant’s Day (Nane Nane Day) | Nane Nane | |
| 14 October | Nyerere Day | Siku ya Nyerere | Death anniversary ofJulius Nyerere, the father of the nation |
| 9 December | Independence and Republic Day | Sikukuu ya Uhuru na Jamhuri | End ofBritish rule in 1961 |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Krismasi | Commemoration of the birth of Jesus |
| 26 December | Boxing Day | Siku ya kufungua Zawadi | |
| 12Rabi' al-awwal * | Maulidi Day | Maulidi | Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
| 1 Shawwal and 2 Shawwal * | Id-ul-Fitr | Idd el Fitri | End of the holy month ofRamadan. Breaking of the Fast. 2 days. |
| 10Dhu al-Hijja * | Id-el-Haj | Idd el Haji | Feast of Sacrifice |
| * denotes subject to thesighting of the moon | |||
