Public Holidays in Eritrea 2024
Complete list of 17 public holidays and observances in Eritrea for 2024. Dates, days, and holiday types.
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)March 20, 2026
Today 17 Public Holidays
252 Working Days
114 Days Off
4 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Jan 7 | Sunday | Orthodox Christmas | Public |
| Jan 19 | Friday | Epiphany | Public |
| Feb 10 | Saturday | Fenkil Day | Public |
| Mar 8 | Friday | International Women's Day | Public |
| Apr 10 | Wednesday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | Public |
| May 1 | Wednesday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 3 | Friday | Orthodox Good Friday | Public |
| May 5 | Sunday | Orthodox Easter | Public |
| May 24 | Friday | Independence Day | Public |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | Public |
| Jun 20 | Thursday | Martyrs' Day | Public |
| Sep 1 | Sunday | Revolution Day | Public |
| Sep 12 | Thursday | Geez New Year | Public |
| Sep 15 | Sunday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) | Public |
| Sep 28 | Saturday | Meskel | Public |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public |
Long Weekends in 2024
Eritrea has 4 long weekends in 2024 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
January 19, 2024 — January 21, 2024 3 days
Epiphany
March 8, 2024 — March 10, 2024 3 days
International Women's Day
May 3, 2024 — May 5, 2024 3 days
Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox Easter
May 24, 2024 — May 26, 2024 3 days
Independence Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 3
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 4
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 4
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1
Holiday Breakdown
10 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
7 On Weekends
Already non-working days
Calendar
January
| 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 |
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 | 29 |
March
| 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 |
April
| 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 |
May
| 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 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |