Public holidays in Ethiopia

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Ethiopia.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
7 Jan 2026	Wednesday	Christmas Day
19 Jan 2026	Monday	Epiphany
2 Mar 2026	Monday	Adwa Victory Day
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
10 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
12 Apr 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday
1 May 2026	Friday	International Workers' Day
5 May 2026	Tuesday	Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
25 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
11 Sep 2026	Friday	Ethiopian New Year
27 Sep 2026	Sunday	Finding of True Cross

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
7 Jan 2027	Thursday	Christmas Day
19 Jan 2027	Tuesday	Epiphany
2 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Adwa Victory Day
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
30 Apr 2027	Friday	Good Friday
1 May 2027	Saturday	International Workers' Day
2 May 2027	Sunday	Easter Sunday
5 May 2027	Wednesday	Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
14 Aug 2027	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
12 Sep 2027	Sunday	Ethiopian New Year
28 Sep 2027	Tuesday	Finding of True Cross

Public holidays 2028

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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)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026