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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Eritrea 2026

Eritrea has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 10 on working days.

Next: New Year's Day, Friday, 1 January 2027in 74 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Eritrea in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNew Year's Day291 days ago
7 JanWedOrthodox Christmas285 days ago
19 JanMonEpiphany273 days ago
8 MarSunWeekendWomen's Day225 days ago
20 MarFriEid al-Fitr (estimated)213 days ago
10 AprFriGood Friday192 days ago
12 AprSunWeekendOrthodox Easter190 days ago
1 MayFriInternational Workers' Day171 days ago
24 MaySunWeekendIndependence Day148 days ago
27 MayWedEid al-Adha (estimated)145 days ago
20 JunSatWeekendMartyrs' Day121 days ago
25 AugTueProphet's Birthday (estimated)55 days ago
1 SeptTueRevolution Day48 days ago
11 SeptFriEthiopian New Year38 days ago
27 SeptSunWeekendFinding of the True Cross22 days ago

At a glance

Eritrea in 2026

01Public holidays

15 days

10 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

New Year's Day

Friday, 1 January 2027 · in 74 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Sat 17 Jan – Mon 19 Jan

    3 days offEpiphany

  • Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar

    3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)

  • Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr

    3 days offGood Friday · Orthodox Easter

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offInternational Workers' Day

  • Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept

    3 days offEthiopian New Year

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 1 other day
Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Eritrea in 2026
DateHolidayTypeWhere
10 FebTueFenkil DayGovernment officesNationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Asmara.

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Eritrea have in 2026?

Eritrea has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 10 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Eritrea?

New Year's Day, on Friday, 1 January 2027.

How many long weekends does Eritrea have in 2026?

5: Sat 17 Jan – Mon 19 Jan (Epiphany); Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)); Fri 10 Apr – Sun 12 Apr (Good Friday, Orthodox Easter); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (International Workers' Day); Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept (Ethiopian New Year).

Which public holidays in Eritrea fall on a weekend in 2026?

Women's Day, Sunday, 8 March 2026; Orthodox Easter, Sunday, 12 April 2026; Independence Day, Sunday, 24 May 2026; Martyrs' Day, Saturday, 20 June 2026; Finding of the True Cross, Sunday, 27 September 2026.