13 official public holidays in 2020, with 0 still ahead and around 253 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day Mwaka mpya | Public |
| Sun, Jan 12 | Sunday | Zanzibar Revolution Day Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar | Public |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Tuesday | Karume Day Siku ya Karume | Public |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday Ijumaa Kuu | Public |
| Mon, Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday Jumatatu ya Pasaka | Public |
| Sun, Apr 26 | Sunday | Union Day Sikukuu ya Muungano | Public |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | International Workers' Day Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi | Public |
| Tue, Jul 7 | Tuesday | Saba Saba Day Saba Saba | Public |
| Sat, Aug 8 | Saturday | Nane Nane Day Nane Nane | Public |
| Wed, Oct 14 | Wednesday | Nyerere Day Siku ya Nyerere | Public |
| Wed, Dec 9 | Wednesday | Independence Day Siku ya Uhuru | Public |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day Krismasi | Public |
| Sat, Dec 26 | Saturday | St. Stephen's Day Siku ya kufungua Zawadi | Public |
Wed, Jan 1 · Wednesday
New Year's Day
Mwaka mpya
Public
Sun, Jan 12 · Sunday
Zanzibar Revolution Day
Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar
Public
Tue, Apr 7 · Tuesday
Karume Day
Siku ya Karume
Public
Fri, Apr 10 · Friday
Good Friday
Ijumaa Kuu
Public
Mon, Apr 13 · Monday
Easter Monday
Jumatatu ya Pasaka
Public
Sun, Apr 26 · Sunday
Union Day
Sikukuu ya Muungano
Public
Fri, May 1 · Friday
International Workers' Day
Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi
Public
Tue, Jul 7 · Tuesday
Saba Saba Day
Saba Saba
Public
Sat, Aug 8 · Saturday
Nane Nane Day
Nane Nane
Public
Wed, Oct 14 · Wednesday
Nyerere Day
Siku ya Nyerere
Public
Wed, Dec 9 · Wednesday
Independence Day
Siku ya Uhuru
Public
Fri, Dec 25 · Friday
Christmas Day
Krismasi
Public
Sat, Dec 26 · Saturday
St. Stephen's Day
Siku ya kufungua Zawadi
Public
Total holidays
13
in 2020
Working days remaining
253
across all of 2020
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2020
See Tanzania's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Tanzania marks 13 official public holidays across 2020. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Tanzania, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Tanzania are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2020. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Tanzania, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.