Public holidays in Ethiopia 2023

13 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Ethiopia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
7 January Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Religious የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል	የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
19 January Thursday	Thursday	Epiphany Religious የጥምቀት በዓል	የጥምቀት በዓል
2 March Thursday	Thursday	Adwa Victory Day National day የአድዋ ድል በዓል	የአድዋ ድል በዓል
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious የስቅለት በዓል	የስቅለት በዓል
16 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል	የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious የኢድ አልፈጥር	የኢድ አልፈጥር
1 May Monday	Monday	International Workers' Day የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን	የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
5 May Friday	Friday	Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day National day የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል	የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
28 May Sunday	Sunday	Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን	ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)	የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)
12 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Ethiopian New Year የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል	የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious የመውሊድ በዓል	የመውሊድ በዓል
28 September Thursday	Thursday	Finding of True Cross Religious የመስቀል በዓል	የመስቀል በዓል

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 60% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Workers' Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 23°C (73°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 67% of days

Bridge days

Fri 20 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 11% of days
Fri 3 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar)
Adwa Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 32% of days
Mon 11 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 9 Sep – Tue 12 Sep)
Ethiopian New Year
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 91% of days
Fri 29 Sep: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sun 1 Oct)
Prophet's Birthday, Finding of True Cross
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 70% of days

Leave planner 2023

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: Sat 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · Adwa Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Sep) get 5 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sun 1 Oct · Prophet's Birthday, Finding of True CrossShow on calendar ↓