2025

Public holidays in Tanzania in 2025

Tanzania has 17 public holidays in 2025. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is April (5).

All public holidays in Tanzania in 2025

• New Year's Day (Mwaka Mpya) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Zanzibar Revolution Day (Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar) – Sunday, January 12, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr (Eid El-Fitri) – Monday, March 31, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr (Eid El-Fitri) – Tuesday, April 1, 2025
• The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Siku ya kumbukumbu ya Rais wa Kwanza wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume) – Monday, April 7, 2025
• Good Friday (Ijumaa Kuu) – Friday, April 18, 2025
• Easter Monday (Jumatatu ya Pasaka) – Monday, April 21, 2025
• Union Celebrations (Muungano wa Tanzania) – Saturday, April 26, 2025
• International Workers' Day (Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi Ulimwenguni) – Thursday, May 1, 2025
• Eid al-Adha (Eid El Hajj) – Saturday, June 7, 2025
• International Trade Fair (Sabasaba) – Monday, July 7, 2025
• Peasants' Day (Sikukuu ya Wakulima) – Friday, August 8, 2025
• Prophet's Birthday (Maulidi) – Thursday, September 4, 2025
• The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race (Kumbukumbu ya Mwalimu Nyerere na Kilele cha mbio za Mwenge) – Tuesday, October 14, 2025
• Independence and Republic Day (Uhuru na Jamhuri) – Tuesday, December 9, 2025
• Christmas Day (Kuzaliwa Kristo) – Thursday, December 25, 2025
• Boxing Day (Siku ya Kupeana Zawadi) – Friday, December 26, 2025

Long weekends and bridge days in Tanzania in 2025

The weekend in Tanzania: Saturday and Sunday. Tanzania has 6 long weekends in 2025: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

• Sat, Mar 29 – Tue, Apr 1 – 4 days off (Eid al-Fitr)
• Sat, Apr 5 – Mon, Apr 7 – 3 days off (The Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day)
• Fri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
• Sat, Jul 5 – Mon, Jul 7 – 3 days off (International Trade Fair)
• Fri, Aug 8 – Sun, Aug 10 – 3 days off (Peasants' Day)
• Thu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 – 4 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

• Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 28 – Wed, Jan 1 (New Year's Day)
• Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 2 and Fri, Jan 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 (New Year's Day)
• Take Fri, May 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 (International Workers' Day)
• Take Fri, Sep 5 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 7 (Prophet's Birthday)
• Take Mon, Oct 13 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Oct 11 – Tue, Oct 14 (The Mwalimu Nyerere Day and Climax of the Uhuru Torch Race)
• Take Mon, Dec 8 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 6 – Tue, Dec 9 (Independence and Republic Day)

2025 at a glance

• 2025 has 365 days.
• 2025 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Wednesday.
• 2025 has the same calendar as 2014 and 2031.
• Public holidays in Tanzania: 17

Monthly calendars for 2025

• January 2025 – 2 holidays
• February 2025 – 0 holidays
• March 2025 – 1 holiday
• April 2025 – 5 holidays
• May 2025 – 1 holiday
• June 2025 – 1 holiday
• July 2025 – 1 holiday
• August 2025 – 1 holiday
• September 2025 – 1 holiday
• October 2025 – 1 holiday
• November 2025 – 0 holidays
• December 2025 – 3 holidays

More calendars

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• 2026 Calendar ›

Public holidays 2025 in nearby countries

• Uganda – 14 holidays
• Zambia – 17 holidays
• Zimbabwe – 14 holidays
• Burundi – 17 holidays
• Comoros – 15 holidays
• Djibouti – 13 holidays