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Eid al-Hajj
Tanzania

Eid al-Hajj 2026 and 2027 in Tanzania

Eid al-Hajj, the most important of all Islamic festivals, is a public holiday in Tanzania. The date of the holiday moves each year on the Gregorian calendar.

YearDateDayHoliday
202627 MayWedEid al-Hajj
202716 MaySunEid al-Hajj
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Tanzania is 60 percent Christian and 35 percent Muslim. Nearly all the island of Zanzibar is Muslim, and the country was formed when mainland Tanganyika and the island-state of Zanzibar united to form Tanzania just after the close of the colonial period.

The biggest Eid al-Hajj celebrations take place in Zanzibar Town, but there are animal sacrifices and mosque services for Eid al-Hajj along the heavily Muslim coast of Tanganyika and elsewhere throughout Tanzania as well.

Eid al-Hajj is a time of family gatherings, feasts, jubilation, and reflection on the meaning of obedience to Allah to Muslims all over Tanzania.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20256 JunFriEid al-Hajj
202416 JunSunEid al-Hajj