Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) in Tanzania
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) falls on Sunday 16 May 2027 in Tanzania. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In 2027 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 June | Friday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 27 May | Wednesday | midweek |
| 2027 | 16 May | Sunday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2028 | 5 May | Friday | long weekend |
4 of 4
- 06 06 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Friday
- 27 05 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Wednesday
- 16 05 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 05 05 Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) Friday
A date that moves
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) in Tanzania in 2027?
Sunday, 16 May 2027.
Is Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 6 June 2025, 27 May 2026, 16 May 2027, 5 May 2028.
Which years does Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) make a long weekend?
2025 (Friday), 2028 (Friday) — it touches the weekend directly.