Public holidays in Ethiopia in 2026
Ethiopia has 12 public holidays in 2026. 2 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is May (3).
All public holidays in Ethiopia in 2026
- Christmas Day (የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል) – Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Epiphany (የጥምቀት በዓል) – Monday, January 19, 2026
- Adwa Victory Day (የአድዋ ድል በዓል) – Monday, March 2, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (የኢድ አልፈጥር (ግምት)) – Friday, March 20, 2026
- Good Friday (የስቅለት በዓል) – Friday, April 10, 2026
- Easter Sunday (የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል) – Sunday, April 12, 2026
- International Workers' Day (የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day (የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል) – Tuesday, May 5, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) (ግምት)) – Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (የመውሊድ በዓል (ግምት)) – Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- Ethiopian New Year (የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል) – Friday, September 11, 2026
- Finding of True Cross (የመስቀል በዓል) – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Long weekends and bridge days in Ethiopia in 2026
The weekend in Ethiopia: Saturday and Sunday. Ethiopia has 6 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Sat, Jan 17 – Mon, Jan 19 – 3 days off (Epiphany)
- Sat, Feb 28 – Mon, Mar 2 – 3 days off (Adwa Victory Day)
- Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr (estimated))
- Fri, Apr 10 – Sun, Apr 12 – 3 days off (Good Friday, Easter Sunday)
- Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 – 3 days off (International Workers' Day)
- Fri, Sep 11 – Sun, Sep 13 – 3 days off (Ethiopian New Year)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Jan 5 and Tue, Jan 6): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jan 3 – Wed, Jan 7 (Christmas Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 8 and Fri, Jan 9): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 11 (Christmas Day)
- Take Mon, May 4 off: 5 days off in a row, Fri, May 1 – Tue, May 5 (International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, May 25 and Tue, May 26): 5 days off in a row, Sat, May 23 – Wed, May 27 (Eid al-Adha (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Thu, May 28 and Fri, May 29): 5 days off in a row, Wed, May 27 – Sun, May 31 (Eid al-Adha (estimated))
- Take Mon, Aug 24 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25 (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in Ethiopia: 12
Monthly calendars for 2026
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