Public holidays in Ethiopia 2028
There are 12 public holidays in 2028. 10 of them fall on a working day.
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All 12 public holidays in Ethiopia 2028
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Christmas Day | የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል | ||
| Thursday | Epiphany | የጥምቀት በዓል | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት) | ||
| Thursday | Adwa Victory Day | የአድዋ ድል በዓል | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | የስቅለት በዓል | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል | ||
| Monday | International Workers' Day | የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል | ||
| Friday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት) | ||
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት) | ||
| Monday | Ethiopian New Year | የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል | ||
| Wednesday | Finding of True Cross | የመስቀል 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 2028
12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 3 Jan, Tue 4 Jan, Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan | 1 Jan – 9 Jan 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan | 15 Jan – 20 Jan 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Epiphany |
| Fri 21 Jan | 20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Epiphany |
| Mon 28 Feb, Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar | 26 Feb – 2 Mar 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Adwa Victory Day |
| Fri 3 Mar | 2 Mar – 5 Mar 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Adwa Victory Day |
| Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr | 8 Apr – 16 Apr 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday |
| Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May | 29 Apr – 7 May 2028 | 3 | 9 | 3 | International Workers' Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 31 Jul, Tue 1 Aug, Wed 2 Aug | 29 Jul – 3 Aug 2028 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Fri 4 Aug | 3 Aug – 6 Aug 2028 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Tue 12 Sep, Wed 13 Sep, Thu 14 Sep, Fri 15 Sep | 9 Sep – 17 Sep 2028 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Ethiopian New Year |
| Mon 25 Sep, Tue 26 Sep | 23 Sep – 27 Sep 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Finding of True Cross |
| Thu 28 Sep, Fri 29 Sep | 27 Sep – 1 Oct 2028 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Finding of True Cross |
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 2028?
12 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?
Epiphany: take 1 day of leave (21 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code ET (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.et) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
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- Public holidays 2028