Public holidays
Public holidays in Eritrea
Eritrea has 15 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday11 SeptemberEthiopian New Year — today
202615 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Wednesday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas
Monday 19 JanuaryEpiphanylong weekend likely
Sunday 8 MarchWomen's Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 10 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 12 AprilOrthodox Easterfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayInternational Workers' Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 24 MayIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Saturday 20 JuneMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthdaydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 1 SeptemberRevolution Day
Friday 11 SeptemberEthiopian New Yearlong weekend likely
Sunday 27 SeptemberFinding of the True Crossfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas
Tuesday 19 JanuaryEpiphany
Monday 8 MarchWomen's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Friday 30 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Workers' Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayOrthodox Easterfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Monday 24 MayIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 20 JuneMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 1 SeptemberRevolution Day
Sunday 12 SeptemberEthiopian New Yearfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 28 SeptemberFinding of the True Cross
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.