Public holidays in Ethiopia 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Ethiopia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
7 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል	የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
19 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany የጥምቀት በዓል	የጥምቀት በዓል
2 March Monday	Monday	Adwa Victory Day የአድዋ ድል በዓል	የአድዋ ድል በዓል
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr የኢድ አልፈጥር Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የኢድ አልፈጥር
10 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday የስቅለት በዓል	የስቅለት በዓል
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል	የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
1 May Friday	Friday	International Workers' Day የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን	የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
5 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል	የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday የመውሊድ በዓል Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የመውሊድ በዓል
11 September Friday	Friday	Ethiopian New Year የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል	የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
27 September Sunday	Sunday	Finding of True Cross የመስቀል በዓል	የመስቀል በዓል

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ethiopia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 17 Jan – Mon 19 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 28 Feb – Mon 2 Mar · 3 days off
Adwa Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 38% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
International Workers' Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 67% of days
Fri 11 Sep – Sun 13 Sep · 3 days off
Ethiopian New Year
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 93% of days

Bridge days

Mon 4 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Fri 1 May – Tue 5 May)
International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 67% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 20°C (68°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 93% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 29 Apr – Tue 5 May — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr, Mon 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 16 Jan – Mon 19 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 27 Feb – Mon 2 Mar · Adwa Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Apr – Sun 12 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 4 May) get 5 days in a rowFri 1 May – Tue 5 May · International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓