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Public holidays in Ethiopia 2026 and 2027
The next public holiday in Ethiopia is Christmas Holiday on Thursday 7 January 2027.
Dates marked Estimated depend on the sighting of the moon and can still move by a day or two. Updated Fri 16 Oct 2026.
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Public holidays in Ethiopia 2026
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Wed 7 Jan 2026 | Christmas Holiday የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል |
| Mon 19 Jan 2026 | Epiphany የጥምቀት በዓል |
| Mon 2 Mar 2026 | Adwa Victory Day የአድዋ ድል በዓል |
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr የኢድ አልፈጥር Estimated |
| Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Good Friday የስቅለት በዓል |
| Sun 12 Apr 2026 | Easter የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል |
| Fri 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን |
| Tue 5 May 2026 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል |
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) Estimated |
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Mawlid የመውሊድ በዓል Estimated |
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | New Year (Enkutatash) የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል |
| Sun 27 Sep 2026 | Meskel Holiday የመስቀል በዓል |
Public holidays in Ethiopia 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Christmas Holiday የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል |
| Tue 19 Jan 2027 | Epiphany የጥምቀት በዓል |
| Tue 2 Mar 2027 | Adwa Victory Day የአድዋ ድል በዓል |
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr የኢድ አልፈጥር Estimated |
| Fri 30 Apr 2027 | Good Friday የስቅለት በዓል |
| Sat 1 May 2027 | International Workers' Day የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን |
| Sun 2 May 2027 | Easter የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል |
| Wed 5 May 2027 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል |
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) Estimated |
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Mawlid የመውሊድ በዓል Estimated |
| Sun 12 Sep 2027 | New Year (Enkutatash) የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል |
| Tue 28 Sep 2027 | Meskel Holiday የመስቀል በዓል |
Frequently asked questions
When is the next public holiday in Ethiopia?
The next public holiday in Ethiopia is Christmas Holiday on Thursday 7 January 2027.
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?
Ethiopia has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2027?
Ethiopia has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027.
Source
Computed with python-holidays (MIT), synced every week. Use the data in your own app with the free Holibase API: GET https://api.holibase.org/v1/public-holidays/ET/2026.