Tanzania Public holidays
Tanzania has 16 public holidays on the calendar held here, in force from 1 Jan 2026. Last checked against the official source on 15 Jul 2026.
Public holidays per the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 35 [R.E. 2023], plus holidays observed under s.3 presidential proclamations.
| Current value | 16 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Public Holidays Act, Cap. 35 [R.E. 2023] (Government of Tanzania) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
UNDECLARED MOVABLE: Maulid Day is statutory but its 2026 date is not yet declared as of 2026-07-15 — expected ~25-26 Aug 2026 pending moon sighting by the Mufti's office; it will be added once declared. Eid dates follow Tanzania's own moon sightings (Eid al-Fitr fell 21-22 March, one day after Kenya). The current Act has NO weekend-substitution clause — holidays falling on Sat/Sun are not moved. Karume Day and Saba Saba rest on presidential proclamations rather than the Act's Schedule but are universally observed. The President may declare one-off holidays at any time.
Get it programmatically
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/tz/public-holidays
# Free.
# History: curl https://afriref.dev/v1/tz/public-holidays/history?from=2020-01-01
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The same figure elsewhere: Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Algeria · all 34