Eritrea Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Eritrea. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Eritrea has 10 public holidays in 2026, 4 of which fall on a weekend. There are 5 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 4 days around New Year's Day (1–4 January).
Checking the date…
30 public holidays in Eritrea
- Next
- Computing…
- Last
- Computing…
- Next break
- Computing…
2025 · 10 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.01Wed | New Year's DayAmet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | |
| 2025.01.07Tue | Orthodox ChristmasLidet ልደት | |
| 2025.01.19Sun | Orthodox EpiphanyTimket ጥምቀት | |
| 2025.03.08Sat | Women's DayMaelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good FridayArbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | |
| 2025.04.20Sun | Easter SundayFasika ፋሲካ | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | May Day | |
| 2025.05.24Sat | Independence DayMaelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት | |
| 2025.06.20Fri | Martyrs' DayMaelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | |
| 2025.09.01Mon | Revolution DayBahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም |
Eritrea public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu | New Year's DayAmet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | |
| 2026.01.07Wed | Orthodox ChristmasLidet ልደት | |
| 2026.01.19Mon | Orthodox EpiphanyTimket ጥምቀት | |
| 2026.03.08Sun | Women's DayMaelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | |
| 2026.04.03Fri | Good FridayArbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | |
| 2026.04.05Sun | Easter SundayFasika ፋሲካ | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | May Day | |
| 2026.05.24Sun | Independence DayMaelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት | |
| 2026.06.20Sat | Martyrs' DayMaelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | |
| 2026.09.01Tue | Revolution DayBahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም |
2027 · 10 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri | New Year's DayAmet ሓዲሽ ዓመት | |
| 2027.01.07Thu | Orthodox ChristmasLidet ልደት | |
| 2027.01.19Tue | Orthodox EpiphanyTimket ጥምቀት | |
| 2027.03.08Mon | Women's DayMaelti Anesti መዓልቲ ኣነስቲ | |
| 2027.03.26Fri | Good FridayArbi Siklet ዓርቢ ስቅለት | |
| 2027.03.28Sun | Easter SundayFasika ፋሲካ | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | May Day | |
| 2027.05.24Mon | Independence DayMaelti Natsinet መዓልቲ ናጽነት | |
| 2027.06.20Sun | Martyrs' DayMaelti Siwuat መዓልቲ ስውኣት | |
| 2027.09.01Wed | Revolution DayBahti Meskerem ባሕቲ መስከረም |
2025 · 5 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.04Sat ~ 01.07Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.04.18Fri ~ 04.20Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.05.01Thu ~ 05.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.06.20Fri ~ 06.22Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2025.08.30Sat ~ 09.01Mon | 3-day break |
Eritrea Long Weekends 2026
Stretches of three days or more where weekends and public holidays run together. Days you would have to take off to join them up are marked as bridge days.
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.01Thu ~ 01.04Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.01.17Sat ~ 01.19Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.04.03Fri ~ 04.05Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.08.29Sat ~ 09.01Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day |
2027 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.01Fri ~ 01.03Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.01.07Thu ~ 01.10Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.01.16Sat ~ 01.19Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.03.06Sat ~ 03.08Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2027.03.26Fri ~ 03.28Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.22Sat ~ 05.24Mon | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
The countdown uses this device’s date — it can be a day out when you view a country in another time zone.
Contact