Public holidays in Ethiopia 2026
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Monday | Epiphany | |
| Monday | Adwa Victory Day | |
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Friday | International Workers' Day | |
| Tuesday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day | |
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Friday | Ethiopian New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | Finding of True Cross |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 January 2026Epiphany
- 3 daysSat 28 February to Mon 2 March 2026Adwa Victory Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 March 2026Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysFri 10 to Sun 12 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026International Workers' Day
- 3 daysFri 11 to Sun 13 September 2026Ethiopian New Year
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Monday 4 May 2026 for Fri 1 to Tue 5 May 2026International Workers' Day, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 29 May 2026 for Wed 27 to Sun 31 May 2026Eid al-Adha, Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 24 August 2026 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 August 2026Prophet's Birthday
Questions about 2026 in Ethiopia
- How many working days are there in Ethiopia in 2026?
- 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ethiopia have in 2026?
- 13 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (12 April 2026), Finding of True Cross (27 September 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Ethiopia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Ethiopia 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ethiopia/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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