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 holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
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.