Ethiopia holidays 2026 and 2027
Ethiopia (ET). Public holidays fall on 10 weekdays in Ethiopia in 2026.
- Id
ET- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Jan 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 19 Jan 2026 | Epiphany | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Mar 2026 | Adwa Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sun 12 Apr 2026 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 5 May 2026 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 11 Sep 2026 | Ethiopian New Year | Closed | ||
| Sun 27 Sep 2026 | Finding of True Cross | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 19 Jan 2027 | Epiphany | Closed | ||
| Tue 2 Mar 2027 | Adwa Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 30 Apr 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | International Workers' Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 2 May 2027 | Easter Sunday | Closed | ||
| Wed 5 May 2027 | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 12 Sep 2027 | Ethiopian New Year | Closed | ||
| Tue 28 Sep 2027 | Finding of True Cross | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Ethiopia holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Ethiopia closed in 2026?
10: Christmas Day (Wed 7 Jan 2026); Epiphany (Mon 19 Jan 2026); Adwa Victory Day (Mon 2 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Good Friday (Fri 10 Apr 2026); International Workers' Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day (Tue 5 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026); Ethiopian New Year (Fri 11 Sep 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=ET&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/ET.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.