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Holidays in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia has 13 holidays in 2026: 13 public.

13public and bank holidays in 2026
0long weekends left in 2026
2festivals in our guide
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Year at a glance

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20262027
All13Public13
January
6181920
February
18
March
22028
April
1012
May
2728
June
July
August
25
September
1127
October
November
2122
December
Public or bank holidayObservance, school or optionalFestival daysToday

January 2026

  1. Christmas Dayልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና
    Public
    Passed
  2. Epiphanyብርሐነ ጥምቀት
    Public
    Passed

February 2026

  1. First day of Ramadanረመዳን
    Public
    Passed

March 2026

  1. Victory at Adwa Dayየዓድዋ ድል በዓል
    Public
    Passed
  2. End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)ዒድ አል ፈጥር
    Public
    Passed
  3. Day of Lamentየቀይ ሽብር መታሰቢያ ቀን
    Public
    Passed

April 2026

  1. Good Fridayስቅለት
    Public
    Passed
  2. Easter Sundayፋሲካ
    Public
    Passed

May 2026

  1. Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)ዒድ አል አድሐ
    Public
    Passed
  2. Derg Downfall Dayደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን
    Public
    Passed

August 2026

  1. Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)መውሊድ
    Public
    Passed

September 2026

  1. New Year's Dayእንቁጣጣሽ
    Public
    Passed
  2. Finding of the True Crossብርሐነ-መስቀል
    Public
    Passed
Festivals

Festivals in Ethiopia

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Great Ethiopian Run, Ethiopia
In 25 daysSports Festival
NovSat

Great Ethiopian Run

21–22 Nov 2026ETEthiopia
Timkat Festival, Ethiopia
In 84 daysReligious Festival
JanTue

Timkat Festival

19 Jan 2027ETEthiopia
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