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Holidays / Ethiopia

Ethiopia public holidays

Public holidays in Ethiopia, 2026

12 public holidays, 6 next to the weekend and 6 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

12Holidays in 2026
in 60 daysNext holiday
6Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
7 Jan 2026WedChristmas Dayየገና ወይም የልደት በዓልweekdaypast
19 Jan 2026MonEpiphanyየጥምቀት በዓልlong weekendpast
2 Mar 2026MonAdwa Victory Dayየአድዋ ድል በዓልlong weekendpast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitr (estimated)የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት)long weekendpast
10 Apr 2026FriGood Fridayየስቅለት በዓልlong weekendpast
12 Apr 2026SunEaster Sundayየትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓልweekendpast
1 May 2026FriInternational Workers' Dayየዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀንlong weekendpast
5 May 2026TueEthiopian Patriots' Victory Dayየአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓልweekdaypast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adha (estimated)የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት)weekdaypast
25 Aug 2026TueProphet's Birthday (estimated)የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት)weekdaypast
11 Sep 2026FriEthiopian New Yearየዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓልlong weekendpast
27 Sep 2026SunFinding of True Crossየመስቀል በዓልweekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

17 Jan to 19 JanEpiphany3 days
28 Feb to 2 MarAdwa Victory Day3 days
20 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr (estimated)3 days
10 Apr to 12 AprGood Friday, Easter Sunday3 days
1 May to 3 MayInternational Workers' Day3 days
11 Sep to 13 SepEthiopian New Year3 days

More on Ethiopia

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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