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Holidays in Eritrea

Every public, bank and school holiday in Eritrea for 2026 and 2027, with long weekends and festival days marked.

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Eritrea has 17 holidays in 2026: 17 public.

17public and bank holidays in 2026
1long weekends left in 2026
0festivals in our guide
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20262027
All17Public17
January
1719
February
10
March
820
April
1012
May
12427
June
20
July
August
25
September
11127
October
November
December
25
Public or bank holidayObservance, school or optionalToday

January 2026

  1. New Year's Dayሓዲሽ ዓመት
    Public
    Passed
  2. Orthodox Christmas
    Public
    Passed
  3. Epiphanyጥምቀት
    Public
    Passed

February 2026

  1. Fenkil Dayፈንቅል
    Public
    Passed

March 2026

  1. International Women's Dayመዓልቲ ኣነስቲ
    Public
    Passed
  2. End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
    Public
    Passed

April 2026

  1. Orthodox Good Fridayዓርቢ ስቅለት
    Public
    Passed
  2. Orthodox Easterፋሲካ
    Public
    Passed

May 2026

  1. Labour Dayየላብ አደሮች ቀን
    Public
    Passed
  2. Independence Dayመዓልቲ ናጽነት
    Public
    Passed
  3. Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
    Public
    Passed

June 2026

  1. Martyrs' Dayመዓልቲ ስውኣት
    Public
    Passed

August 2026

  1. Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
    Public
    Passed

September 2026

  1. Revolution Dayባሕቲ መስከረም
    Public
    Passed
  2. Geez New Yearግዕዝ አዲስ ዓመት
    Public
    Passed
  3. Meskel
    Public
    Passed

December 2026

  1. Christmas Dayልደት
    PublicLong weekend
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