Public Holidays in Ethiopia 2025 🇪🇹
Ethiopia has 13 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Ethiopia.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Epiphany | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Adwa Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | International Workers' Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Downfall of the Dergue Regime Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ethiopian New Year | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Finding of True Cross | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Ethiopia 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Christmas Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- International Workers' Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Ethiopian New Year — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Ethiopia
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- Good Friday: →
- Easter Sunday: →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
