Festivals and holidays · Djibouti

Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)

Religious festival · Nationwide

A herd of goats in front of the mountains at Lake Abbe, Djibouti
Photo: Lesly Derksen, Unsplash license

Eid al-Adha is celebrated with family around the sacrifice of an animal. In Djibouti it brings two public holidays (May 27 and 28 in 2026). Like all Islamic holidays, the date can shift by a day depending on the moon sighting.