Public holidays in Ethiopia 2028

12 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Ethiopia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 7 Jan – Sun 9 Jan · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 54% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Workers' Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 23°C (73°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 9 Sep – Mon 11 Sep · 3 days off
Ethiopian New Year
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 91% of days

Bridge days

Fri 21 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan)
Epiphany
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 3 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar)
Adwa Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 32% of days
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 20°C (68°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 100% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Sat 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Jan – Sun 9 Jan · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Jan – Sun 23 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · Adwa Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-Adha, Ethiopian Patriots' Victory DayShow on calendar ↓