Public holidays in Ethiopia 2026

There are 12 public holidays in 2026. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Ethiopia 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
WednesdayChristmas Dayየገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
MondayEpiphanyየጥምቀት በዓል
MondayAdwa Victory Dayየአድዋ ድል በዓል
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት)
FridayGood Fridayየስቅለት በዓል
SundayEaster Sundayየትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
FridayInternational Workers' Dayየዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
TuesdayEthiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት)
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት)
FridayEthiopian New Yearየዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
SundayFinding of True Crossየመስቀል በዓል

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan3 Jan – 7 Jan 2026252.5Christmas Day
Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026252.5Christmas Day
Tue 20 Jan, Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan17 Jan – 25 Jan 2026492.3Epiphany
Tue 3 Mar, Wed 4 Mar, Thu 5 Mar, Fri 6 Mar28 Feb – 8 Mar 2026492.3Adwa Victory Day
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 6 Apr, Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr4 Apr – 12 Apr 2026492.3Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3International Workers' Day
Mon 4 May1 May – 5 May 2026155International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May, Fri 8 May5 May – 10 May 2026362Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 27 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May27 May – 31 May 2026252.5Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Mon 24 Aug22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026144Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026362Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Mon 7 Sep, Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Ethiopian New Year

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?

12 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day: take 1 day of leave (4 May) and you get 5 days off in a row, 1 May – 5 May 2026.

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