Public holidays in Ethiopia
This page lists all 20 public holidays for Ethiopia held in the site's holiday data file, data/holidays.json, which is generated from the date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country. Coverage runs 2026-01-07 to 2027-09-27. Dates are the source file's own dates, and each holiday's local-language name is printed exactly as the file records it. Each date and name appears once, in ascending date order.
Holiday data as of 2026-08-04 · source: date.nager.at public holiday API (Nager.Date), by country · country code ET.
| Date | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና |
| 2026-01-19 | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ნათლისღება |
| 2026-03-02 | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል |
| 2026-04-10 | Good Friday | ስቅለት |
| 2026-04-12 | Easter Sunday | ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ |
| 2026-05-01 | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን |
| 2026-05-05 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የአርበኞች ቀን |
| 2026-05-28 | Downfall of the Derg | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን |
| 2026-09-11 | Enkutatash | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት |
| 2026-09-27 | Meskel (Orthodox) | መስቀል |
| 2027-01-07 | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና |
| 2027-01-19 | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ნათლისღება |
| 2027-03-02 | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል |
| 2027-04-30 | Good Friday | ስቅለት |
| 2027-05-01 | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን |
| 2027-05-02 | Easter Sunday | ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ |
| 2027-05-05 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የአርበኞች ቀን |
| 2027-05-28 | Downfall of the Derg | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን |
| 2027-09-11 | Enkutatash | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት |
| 2027-09-27 | Meskel (Orthodox) | መስቀል |
Time zone reference for this country: Time in Ethiopia.
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