⚖️ Legal Regulations

The Employment and Labour Relations Act of 2004 governs working days in Tanzania. Employees who work on an official public holiday are entitled to additional compensation, typically double the normal daily wage. If a holiday falls on a weekend, the government may declare the following working day as a compensatory public holiday.

💡 Insights

The standard work week in Tanzania runs Monday through Friday. There is a culture of planning extended breaks by combining paid leave with public holidays to create long weekends, as suggested by holiday calendar recommendations. Different regions, especially Zanzibar, may have additional local holidays not observed nationwide.

2026 Working days summary for Tanzania

Note: The calendar shows nationwide holidays only. Holiday and working-day counts show the range across individual regions of the country.

Tanzania has 247 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 18 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

247
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
18
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 20 9 2 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 21 8 2 31
April 19 7 4 30
May 19 10 2 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 22 8 1 31
August 19 9 3 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 21 9 1 31
November 21 9 0 30
December 21 7 3 31
Total 247 100 18 365

2026 Calendar for Tanzania

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Zanzibar Revolutionary Day
Zanzibar Revolutionary Day
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
21
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
6
Easter Monday
Easter Monday
7
Karume Day
Karume Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Union Day
Union Day
27
28
29
30

19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 4 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Labour Day
Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
28
29
30
31

19 working days, 10 weekend days, and 2 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Saba Saba
Saba Saba
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Farmers' Day
Farmers' Day
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Maulid Day
Maulid Day
26
Maulid
Maulid
27
28
29
30
31

19 working days, 9 weekend days, and 3 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Nyerere Day
Nyerere Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Independence Day
Independence Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in December 2026.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:19:47The holiday set for Tanzania in 2026 has been updated to include a few new observances while also renaming an existing holiday.
2026-05-05 10:28:38In the 2026 update for Tanzania, the holiday set was expanded with the addition of a new observance and a slight renaming of an existing holiday.

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