Current Date And Time In Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:58:43 EAT
Capital: Dar es Salaam
Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 2,791,063
Area: 1,393.00 km²
State Code: DS
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Dar es Salaam Region.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Dar es Salaam Region observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Dar es Salaam Region, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Union Day on April 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Tanzania's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Tanzania's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Dar es Salaam Region and the rest of Tanzania, not a separate Dar es Salaam Region-specific calendar.
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These are Tanzania's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Tanzania's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Tanzania, including Dar es Salaam Region. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Day | April 26 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.tanzania.go.tz |
| Independence Day | December 9 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.tanzania.go.tz |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Union Day | Mon, Apr 26, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Dar es Salaam Region close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Tanzania are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Dar es Salaam Region doesn't simply disappear — Tanzania's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Dar es Salaam Region's capital, Dar es Salaam observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Dar es Salaam Region.