Ethiopia Public Holidays
Statutory public holidays in Ethiopia. See at a glance whether today is a day off and how long until the next one.
Ethiopia has 10 public holidays in 2026, 2 of which fall on a weekend. There are 6 long weekends of three days or more; the longest runs 5 days around International Workers' Day (1–5 May).
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2025 · 10 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.07Tue | Christmas Day (Orthodox)ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | |
| 2025.01.19Sun | Epiphany (Orthodox)ნათლისღება | |
| 2025.03.02Sun | Adwa Victory Dayየዓድዋ ድል በዓል | |
| 2025.04.18Fri | Good Fridayስቅለት | |
| 2025.04.20Sun | Easter Sundayብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | |
| 2025.05.01Thu | International Workers' Dayዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | |
| 2025.05.05Mon | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች ቀን | |
| 2025.05.28Wed | Downfall of the Dergደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | |
| 2025.09.11Thu | Enkutatashእንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | |
| 2025.09.27Sat | Meskel (Orthodox)መስቀል |
Ethiopia public holidays in 2026
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.07Wed | Christmas Day (Orthodox)ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | |
| 2026.01.19Mon | Epiphany (Orthodox)ნათლისღება | |
| 2026.03.02Mon | Adwa Victory Dayየዓድዋ ድል በዓል | |
| 2026.04.10Fri | Good Fridayስቅለት | |
| 2026.04.12Sun | Easter Sundayብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | |
| 2026.05.01Fri | International Workers' Dayዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | |
| 2026.05.05Tue | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች ቀን | |
| 2026.05.28Thu | Downfall of the Dergደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | |
| 2026.09.11Fri | Enkutatashእንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | |
| 2026.09.27Sun | Meskel (Orthodox)መስቀል |
2027 · 10 days
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.07Thu | Christmas Day (Orthodox)ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | |
| 2027.01.19Tue | Epiphany (Orthodox)ნათლისღება | |
| 2027.03.02Tue | Adwa Victory Dayየዓድዋ ድል በዓል | |
| 2027.04.30Fri | Good Fridayስቅለት | |
| 2027.05.01Sat | International Workers' Dayዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | |
| 2027.05.02Sun | Easter Sundayብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | |
| 2027.05.05Wed | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች ቀን | |
| 2027.05.28Fri | Downfall of the Dergደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | |
| 2027.09.11Sat | Enkutatashእንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | |
| 2027.09.27Mon | Meskel (Orthodox)መስቀል |
2025 · 4 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 ~ 05.05Mon | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2025.09.11Thu ~ 09.14Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day |
Ethiopia 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.01.17Sat ~ 01.19Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.02.28Sat ~ 03.02Mon | 3-day break | |
| 2026.04.10Fri ~ 04.12Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2026.05.01Fri ~ 05.05Tue | 5-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.05.28Thu ~ 05.31Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2026.09.11Fri ~ 09.13Sun | 3-day break |
2027 · 6 long weekends
| Dates | Break | |
|---|---|---|
| 2027.01.07Thu ~ 01.10Sun | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.01.16Sat ~ 01.19Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.02.27Sat ~ 03.02Tue | 4-day break1 bridge day | |
| 2027.04.30Fri ~ 05.02Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.05.28Fri ~ 05.30Sun | 3-day break | |
| 2027.09.25Sat ~ 09.27Mon | 3-day break |
Holiday data from Nager.Date · only entries whose types includes Public. Updated 2026-09-01.
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