Public holidays in Ethiopia, 2026
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
13 of 13 holidays
- 06 01 ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና Tuesday
- 19 01 ብርሐነ ጥምቀት Monday
- 18 02 ረመዳን Wednesday
- 02 03 የዓድዋ ድል በዓል Monday
- 20 03 ዒድ አል ፈጥር Friday
- 28 03 የቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ቀን Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 10 04 ስቅለት Friday
- 12 04 ፋሲካ Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 27 05 ዒድ አል አድሐ Wednesday
- 28 05 ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን Thursday
- 25 08 መውሊድ Tuesday
- 11 09 እንቁጣጣሽ Friday
- 27 09 ብርሐነ-መስቀል Sunday · falls on a weekend
2026 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?
13, of which 10 fall on a working day and 3 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 3 of Ethiopia's land on one, and most countries do not move them.