Public holidays in Ethiopia 2029

12 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Ethiopia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2029

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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

Long weekends

Fri 19 Jan – Sun 21 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 8°C (46°F), rain on 11% of days
Fri 2 Mar – Sun 4 Mar · 3 days off
Adwa Victory Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 32% of days
Fri 6 Apr – Sun 8 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 26°C (79°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 43% of days

Bridge days

Mon 23 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Apr – Tue 24 Apr)
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 25°C (77°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 60% of days
Mon 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May)
International Workers' Day
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 24°C (75°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 74% of days
Mon 23 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Jul – Tue 24 Jul)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 99% of days
Mon 10 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Sep – Tue 11 Sep)
Ethiopian New Year
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 91% of days
Fri 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 27 Sep – Sun 30 Sep)
Finding of True Cross
Typically in Addis Ababa: high 21°C (70°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 70% of days

Leave planner 2029

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: Tue 16 Jan – Sun 21 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 16 Jan, Wed 17 Jan, Thu 18 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 18 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 Jan – Sun 21 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 1 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Mar – Sun 4 Mar · Adwa Victory DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Apr – Sun 8 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Apr – Tue 24 Apr · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 28 Apr – Tue 1 May · International Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Jul – Tue 24 Jul · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓