Eritrea Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Eritrea 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year | Public Holiday |
| 7th January | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 19th January | Monday | Timket | Public Holiday |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 8th March | Sunday | Women's Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 10th April | Friday | Coptic Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 12th April | Sunday | Coptic Easter | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | International Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th May | Sunday | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th June | Saturday | Martyrs' Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 26th August | Wednesday | The Prophet's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st September | Tuesday | Commencement Day of Eritrean Armed Struggle | Public Holiday |
| 11th September | Friday | Geez New Year | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 27th September | Sunday | Meskel | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Eritrea. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Eritrea this year in 2026?
There are 16 holidays in Eritrea in 2026
How to retrieve the Eritrea holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=ER&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Eritrea holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'ER', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);