Israel Public Holidays in 2026
Israel has a total of 121 holidays in 2026. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information displayed below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Thursday, January 1, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve | Monday, January 5, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Epiphany | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Orthodox Christmas Eve | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
| Orthodox Christmas Holiday | Thursday, January 8, 2026 |
| Orthodox New Year's Eve | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
| Orthodox New Year | Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
| Al Isra' wal Miraj | Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Armenian Christmas Eve | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Orthodox Epiphany Eve | Sunday, January 18, 2026 |
| Armenian Christmas Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| Orthodox Epiphany Day | Monday, January 19, 2026 |
| Armenian Christmas Holiday | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| Eid al-Khader Eve | Saturday, January 24, 2026 |
| Eid al-Khader | Sunday, January 25, 2026 |
| Tu Bishvat | Monday, February 2, 2026 |
| Ramadan begins | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 |
| Fast of Esther | Monday, March 2, 2026 |
| Purim Eve | Monday, March 2, 2026 |
| Purim | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 |
| Shushan Purim | Wednesday, March 4, 2026 |
| International Women's Day | Sunday, March 8, 2026 |
| Eid al-Fitr Eve | Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
| Eid al-Fitr | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| March Equinox | Friday, March 20, 2026 |
| Eid al-Fitr Holiday | Saturday, March 21, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation | Wednesday, March 25, 2026 |
| Aliyah Day | Saturday, March 28, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday | Sunday, March 29, 2026 |
| Passover Eve | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 1) | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 2, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 2) | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Good Friday | Friday, April 3, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 3) | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 4) | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 5, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 5) | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday | Monday, April 6, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 6) | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 |
| Passover (Day 7) | Wednesday, April 8, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| Mimouna Day | Thursday, April 9, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday | Friday, April 10, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday | Saturday, April 11, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday | Sunday, April 12, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday | Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| Yom HaShoah | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
| Armenian Feast of the Annunciation | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| Yom HaZikaron | Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
| Yom HaAtzmaut | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 |
| Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve | Friday, April 24, 2026 |
| Prophet Shuaib's Feast | Saturday, April 25, 2026 |
| Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Sunday, April 26, 2026 |
| May Day | Friday, May 1, 2026 |
| Lag BaOmer | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| Victory Day over Nazi Germany | Sunday, May 10, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day | Thursday, May 14, 2026 |
| Jerusalem Day | Friday, May 15, 2026 |
| Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews | Friday, May 15, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
| Shavuot Eve | Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day | Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
| Shavuot | Friday, May 22, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve | Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Pentecost | Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday | Monday, May 25, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha Eve | Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha | Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve | Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost | Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday | Monday, June 1, 2026 |
| Muharram Eve | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Muharram | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
| June Solstice | Sunday, June 21, 2026 |
| 17th of Tammuz | Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
| Tisha B'Av Eve | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
| Tisha B'Av | Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
| Prophet's Birthday Eve | Tuesday, August 25, 2026 |
| Prophet's Birthday | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 |
| First Day of School Year | Tuesday, September 1, 2026 |
| Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
| Feast of Prophet Sabalan | Thursday, September 10, 2026 |
| Rosh Hashana Eve | Friday, September 11, 2026 |
| Rosh Hashana | Saturday, September 12, 2026 |
| Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
| Gedaliah Fast | Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| Yom Kippur Eve | Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| Yom Kippur | Monday, September 21, 2026 |
| September Equinox | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 |
| Sukkot Eve | Friday, September 25, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 1) | Saturday, September 26, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 2) | Sunday, September 27, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 3) | Monday, September 28, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 4) | Tuesday, September 29, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 5) | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 6) | Thursday, October 1, 2026 |
| Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah | Friday, October 2, 2026 |
| Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah | Saturday, October 3, 2026 |
| Aliyah Day School Observance | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Sigd | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 1) | Saturday, December 5, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 2) | Sunday, December 6, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 3) | Monday, December 7, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 4) | Tuesday, December 8, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 5) | Wednesday, December 9, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet | Thursday, December 10, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 7) | Friday, December 11, 2026 |
| Hanukkah (Day 8) | Saturday, December 12, 2026 |
| Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Sunday, December 20, 2026 |
| December Solstice | Monday, December 21, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day | Friday, December 25, 2026 |
| Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day | Saturday, December 26, 2026 |
| New Year's Eve | Thursday, December 31, 2026 |