Vibrant Irreecha Festival Brings Joy and Unity to Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, October 4, 2025 (ENA)—The celebration of Irreecha festival is underway in Addis Ababa, marked by vibrant displays of Oromo culture and spectacular traditional attire.

The Oromo people’s thanksgiving festival, Irreecha, is being celebrated in in Hora Finfinnee, Addis Ababa in a colorful and graceful manner that vividly reflects the community’s rich cultural heritage.

From the early morning hours, the celebration unfolded beautifully and joyfully, drawing hundreds of thousands of participants adorned in spectacular traditional attires. Among those in attendance were Abbaa Gadaas, youth, elders, and guests from various walks of life.

The festival not only showcased the Oromo people’s vibrant traditions but also served as a powerful symbol of unity — bringing together nations and nationalities from across Ethiopia.

This year’s Irreecha celebration saw hundreds of thousands from the Oromia Region and beyond converge in Addis Ababa, creating a radiant scene of cultural pride, peace, and togetherness.

This year’s Irreecha Festival resonates not only with cultural pride but also with Ethiopia’s transformative development journey and its leap forward.

Since the Gadaa System has been registered as one of the intangible world cultural heritages by UNESCO, the festival is embraced by the international community at large, encouraging the tourism industry of Ethiopia.

The festival brings together the many Oromo cultures in an unmatched spectacle of love, tradition, color drawing crowds from all over the country.

It introduces a vibrant array of colors that makes it one of the most beautiful street festivals among Oromos and other nations and nationalities of the country.