Public holidays 2026 in Ethiopia

There are 12 public holidays in 2026.

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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.

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