Public Holidays in Ethiopia — 2027
Ethiopia keeps a short official calendar in 2027: 10 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
3 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 7 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: May alone holds 4 of them, while 7 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 106 days, from Friday, May 28, 2027 to Saturday, September 11, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 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
- 7
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (4)
- Longest gap
- 106 days
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 7 | Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Tuesday | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ნათლისღება |
| Tue, Mar 2 | Tuesday | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል |
| Fri, Apr 30 | Friday | Good Friday | ስቅለት |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን |
| Sun, May 2 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ |
| Wed, May 5 | Wednesday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የአርበኞች ቀን |
| Fri, May 28 | Friday | Downfall of the Derg | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን |
| Sat, Sep 11 | Saturday | Enkutatash | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት |
| Mon, Sep 27 | Monday | Meskel (Orthodox) | መስቀል |
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2027?
10 — of which 7 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Ethiopia in 2027?
ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና on Thursday, January 7, 2027. The last one of the year is መስቀል on Monday, September 27, 2027.
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 2027?
Between Friday, May 28, 2027 and Saturday, September 11, 2027 — 106 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 10 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.