Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Ethiopia 2027
Ethiopia has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Ethiopia 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 10
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (30 April to 2 May)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Ethiopia, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ/ ገና | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Epiphany (Orthodox) | ጥምቀት | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Adwa Victory Day | የዓድዋ ድል በዓል | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | ስቅለት | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | International Workers' Day | ዓለም አቀፍ የሠራተኞች ቀን | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Easter Sunday | ብርሃነ-ትንሣኤ/ፋሲካ | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | የአርበኞች ቀን | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Downfall of the Derg | ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Enkutatash | እንቁጣጣሽ/የዘመን መለወጫ/አዲስ አመት | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Meskel (Orthodox) | መስቀል | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Ethiopia
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (3)
- Friday 30 April to Sunday 2 May 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Friday 28 May to Sunday 30 May 2027: 3 days off, with Downfall of the Derg.
- Saturday 25 September to Monday 27 September 2027: 3 days off, with Meskel (Orthodox).
Bridge days (3)
- Friday 8 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 7 January to Sunday 10 January 2027 (next to Christmas Day (Orthodox)).
- Monday 18 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 16 January to Tuesday 19 January 2027 (next to Epiphany (Orthodox)).
- Monday 1 March: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 27 February to Tuesday 2 March 2027 (next to Adwa Victory Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Ethiopia applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Ethiopia to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/ethiopia/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Ethiopia's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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