Tanzania records 13 holidays in 2025. 13 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar (12 Jan 2025) and Sikukuu ya Muungano (26 Apr 2025) fall on a weekend in 2025, so they hand back no extra day off. Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi (1 May 2025), Siku ya Nyerere (14 Oct 2025), Siku ya Uhuru (9 Dec 2025) and 1 other sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Apr, with 4 of them. The longest run without one is 85 days, between 12 Jan 2025 and 7 Apr 2025. The last was Siku ya kufungua Zawadi on 26 Dec 2025.
Mwaka mpya
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar
Zanzibar Revolution Day · Nationwide
Siku ya Karume
Karume Day · Nationwide
Ijumaa Kuu
Good Friday · Nationwide
Jumatatu ya Pasaka
Easter Monday · Nationwide
Sikukuu ya Muungano
Union Day · Nationwide
Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi
International Workers' Day · Nationwide
Saba Saba
Saba Saba Day · Nationwide
Nane Nane
Nane Nane Day · Nationwide
Siku ya Nyerere
Nyerere Day · Nationwide
Siku ya Uhuru
Independence Day · Nationwide
Krismasi
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Siku ya kufungua Zawadi
St. Stephen's Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Tanzania for 2025.