Public holidays in Ethiopia 2027

12 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Ethiopia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
7 January Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል	የገና ወይም የልደት በዓል
19 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany የጥምቀት በዓል	የጥምቀት በዓል
2 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Adwa Victory Day የአድዋ ድል በዓል	የአድዋ ድል በዓል
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr የኢድ አልፈጥር Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የኢድ አልፈጥር
30 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday የስቅለት በዓል	የስቅለት በዓል
1 May Saturday	Saturday	International Workers' Day የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን	የዓለም የሠራተኞች (የላብአደሮች) ቀን
2 May Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል	የትንሳኤ(ፋሲካ) በዓል
5 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል	የአርበኞች (የድል) ቀን በዓል
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የኢድ አልአድሃ (አረፋ)
14 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday የመውሊድ በዓል Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	የመውሊድ በዓል
12 September Sunday	Sunday	Ethiopian New Year የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል	የዘመን መለወጫ (እንቁጣጣሽ) በዓል
28 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Finding of True Cross የመስቀል በዓል	የመስቀል በዓል

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ethiopia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 30 Apr – Sun 2 May · 3 days off
Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Easter Sunday
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 23°C (73°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 69% of days

Bridge days

Fri 8 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 7 Jan – Sun 10 Jan)
Christmas Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 4% of days
Mon 18 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 16 Jan – Tue 19 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 14% of days
Mon 1 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 27 Feb – Tue 2 Mar)
Adwa Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 35% of days
Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 33% of days
Mon 27 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 25 Sep – Tue 28 Sep)
Finding of True Cross
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 71% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 29 Apr – Wed 5 May — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 29 Apr, Mon 3 May, Tue 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 8 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Jan – Sun 10 Jan · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 18 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 16 Jan – Tue 19 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 1 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 27 Feb – Tue 2 Mar · Adwa Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Tue 9 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 29 Apr – Sun 2 May · Good Friday, International Workers' Day, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 27 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 25 Sep – Tue 28 Sep · Finding of True CrossShow on calendar ↓