Public Holidays in Ethiopia — 2026
Ethiopia keeps a short official calendar in 2026: 10 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 8 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 2 after it — with May the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 106 days, from Thursday, May 28, 2026 to Friday, September 11, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Ethiopia sits in Eastern Africa, is run from Addis Ababa, pays in Ethiopian Birr, and has about 115M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 10
- Days off work
- 8
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (3)
- Longest gap
- 106 days
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 7 | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና |
| Mon, Jan 19 | Monday | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ნათლისღება |
| Mon, Mar 2 | Monday | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | ስቅለት |
| Sun, Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን |
| Tue, May 5 | Tuesday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የአርበኞች ቀን |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Downfall of the Derg | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን |
| Fri, Sep 11 | Friday | Enkutatash | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት |
| Sun, Sep 27 | Sunday | Meskel (Orthodox) | መስቀል |
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?
10 — of which 8 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Ethiopia in 2026?
ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. The last one of the year is መስቀል on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Ethiopia?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Ethiopia in 2026?
Between Thursday, May 28, 2026 and Friday, September 11, 2026 — 106 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 10 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.