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🇮🇱 Israel public holidays 2026

Israel has 0 public holidays in 2026, plus 116 other observances and regional holidays.

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All holidays in Israel in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayOptional holiday
January 5MondayCatholic/Protestant Epiphany EveOptional holiday
January 6TuesdayOrthodox Christmas EveOptional holiday
January 6TuesdayCatholic/Protestant EpiphanyOptional holiday
January 7WednesdayOrthodox Christmas DayOptional holiday
January 8ThursdayOrthodox Christmas HolidayOptional holiday
January 13TuesdayOrthodox New Year's EveOptional holiday
January 14WednesdayOrthodox New YearOptional holiday
January 16FridayAl Isra' wal MirajOptional holiday
January 18SundayArmenian Christmas EveOptional holiday
January 18SundayOrthodox Epiphany EveOptional holiday
January 19MondayArmenian Christmas DayOptional holiday
January 19MondayOrthodox Epiphany DayOptional holiday
January 20TuesdayArmenian Christmas HolidayOptional holiday
January 24SaturdayEid al-Khader EveOptional holiday
January 25SundayEid al-KhaderOptional holiday
February 2MondayTu BishvatReligious holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan beginsReligious holiday
March 2MondayFast of EstherOptional holiday
March 2MondayPurim EveReligious holiday
March 3TuesdayPurimOptional holiday
March 8SundayInternational Women's DayOptional holiday
March 19ThursdayEid al-Fitr EveOptional holiday
March 20FridayEid al-FitrOptional holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdayEid al-Fitr HolidayOptional holiday
March 22SundayEid al-Fitr HolidayOptional holiday
March 25WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Feast of the AnnunciationOptional holiday
March 29SundayCatholic/Protestant Palm SundayReligious holiday
April 1WednesdayPassover EveOptional holiday
April 2ThursdayPassover (Day 1)Religious holiday
April 2ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Maundy ThursdayOptional holiday
April 3FridayPassover (Day 2)Religious holiday
April 3FridayCatholic/Protestant Good FridayOptional holiday
April 4SaturdayPassover (Day 3)Religious holiday
April 4SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Holy SaturdayOptional holiday
April 5SundayPassover (Day 4)Religious holiday
April 5SundayArmenian/Orthodox Palm SundayReligious holiday
April 5SundayCatholic/Protestant Easter SundayOptional holiday
April 6MondayPassover (Day 5)Religious holiday
April 6MondayCatholic/Protestant Easter MondayOptional holiday
April 7TuesdayPassover (Day 6)Religious holiday
April 7TuesdayOrthodox Feast of the AnnunciationOptional holiday
April 9ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Maundy ThursdayOptional holiday
April 9ThursdayMimouna DayOptional holiday
April 10FridayArmenian/Orthodox Good FridayOptional holiday
April 11SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Holy SaturdayOptional holiday
April 12SundayArmenian/Orthodox Easter SundayOptional holiday
April 13MondayArmenian/Orthodox Easter MondayOptional holiday
April 14TuesdayYom HaShoahOptional holiday
April 20MondayArmenian Feast of the AnnunciationOptional holiday
April 21TuesdayYom HaZikaronReligious holiday
April 24FridayProphet Shuaib's Feast EveOptional holiday
April 25SaturdayProphet Shuaib's FeastOptional holiday
April 26SundayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayOptional holiday
April 27MondayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayOptional holiday
April 28TuesdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayOptional holiday
May 1FridayMay DayOptional holiday
May 5TuesdayLag BaOmerOptional holiday
May 10SundayVictory Day over Nazi GermanyOptional holiday
May 14ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension DayOptional holiday
May 15FridayJerusalem DayOptional holiday
May 15FridayMemorial Day for Ethiopian JewsOptional holiday
May 20WednesdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension EveOptional holiday
May 21ThursdayShavuot EveOptional holiday
May 21ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension DayOptional holiday
May 22FridayShavuotReligious holiday
May 23SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost EveOptional holiday
May 24SundayCatholic/Protestant PentecostOptional holiday
May 25MondayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost MondayOptional holiday
May 26TuesdayEid al-Adha EveOptional holiday
May 27WednesdayEid al-AdhaOptional holiday
May 28ThursdayEid al-Adha HolidayOptional holiday
May 29FridayEid al-Adha HolidayOptional holiday
May 30SaturdayEid al-Adha HolidayOptional holiday
May 30SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost EveOptional holiday
May 31SundayArmenian/Orthodox PentecostOptional holiday
June 1MondayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost MondayOptional holiday
June 16TuesdayMuharram EveOptional holiday
June 17WednesdayMuharramOptional holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 2Thursday17th of TammuzOptional holiday
July 22WednesdayTisha B'Av EveReligious holiday
July 23ThursdayTisha B'AvOptional holiday
August 25TuesdayProphet's Birthday EveOptional holiday
August 26WednesdayProphet's BirthdayOptional holiday
September 1TuesdayFirst Day of School YearOptional holiday
September 10ThursdayFeast of Prophet SabalanOptional holiday
September 11FridayRosh Hashana EveOptional holiday
September 13SundayRosh Hashana (Day 2)Religious holiday
September 14MondayGedaliah FastOptional holiday
September 20SundayYom Kippur EveOptional holiday
September 21MondayYom KippurReligious holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 25FridaySukkot EveOptional holiday
September 26SaturdaySukkot (Day 1)Religious holiday
September 27SundaySukkot (Day 2)Religious holiday
September 28MondaySukkot (Day 3)Religious holiday
September 29TuesdaySukkot (Day 4)Religious holiday
September 30WednesdaySukkot (Day 5)Religious holiday
October 1ThursdaySukkot (Day 6)Religious holiday
October 2FridaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahReligious holiday
October 3SaturdayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahReligious holiday
November 9MondaySigdOptional holiday
December 5SaturdayHanukkah (Day 1)Religious holiday
December 6SundayHanukkah (Day 2)Religious holiday
December 8TuesdayHanukkah (Day 4)Religious holiday
December 9WednesdayHanukkah (Day 5)Religious holiday
December 10ThursdayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetReligious holiday
December 11FridayHanukkah (Day 7)Religious holiday
December 12SaturdayHanukkah (Day 8)Religious holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Christmas EveOptional holiday
December 25FridayCatholic/Protestant Christmas DayOptional holiday
December 26SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Boxing DayOptional holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveOptional holiday