Public holidays in Eritrea 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
2026 2027 2028 These are the national public holidays. This country file has no regional holidays.
January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 Orthodox Christmas 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Epiphany 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Women's Day 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Eid al-Fitr (estimated) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Good Friday 11 12 Orthodox Easter 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 International Workers' Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Independence Day 25 26 27 Eid al-Adha (estimated) 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Martyrs' Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Prophet's Birthday (estimated) 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Revolution Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Ethiopian New Year 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Finding of the True Cross 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Eritrea in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2026-01-07 Orthodox Christmas Orthodox Christmas National 2026-01-19 Epiphany Epiphany National 2026-03-08 Women's Day Women's Day National 2026-03-20 Eid al-Fitr (estimated) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2026-04-10 Good Friday Good Friday National 2026-04-12 Orthodox Easter Orthodox Easter National 2026-05-01 International Workers' Day International Workers' Day National 2026-05-24 Independence Day Independence Day National 2026-05-27 Eid al-Adha (estimated) Eid al-Adha (estimated) National 2026-06-20 Martyrs' Day Martyrs' Day National 2026-08-25 Prophet's Birthday (estimated) Prophet's Birthday (estimated) National 2026-09-01 Revolution Day Revolution Day National 2026-09-11 Ethiopian New Year Ethiopian New Year National 2026-09-27 Finding of the True Cross Finding of the True Cross National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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