Holidays and Observances in Israel for 2026

What are the main holidays in Israel? As with most countries, national holidays in Israel generally mark religious, quasi-religious or patriotic occasions. Below is a listing of all public holidays in Israel. Add these holidays to a calendar using our calendar maker. Click on any holiday below for more details and dates for the next 10 years.

2026 ISRAEL HOLIDAYS

DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
FEBRUARY
Feb 2MondayTu BishvatObservance
MARCH
Mar 2MondayFast of EstherObservance
Mar 2MondayPurim EveObservance
Mar 3TuesdayPurimObservance
APRIL
Apr 1WednesdayPassover EveObservance
Apr 2ThursdayPassover (Day 1)National
Apr 3FridayPassover (Day 2)Observance
Apr 4SaturdayPassover (Day 3)Observance
Apr 5SundayPassover (Day 4)Observance
Apr 6MondayPassover (Day 5)Observance
Apr 7TuesdayPassover (Day 6)Observance
Apr 8WednesdayPassover (Day 7)National
Apr 14TuesdayYom HaShoahObservance
Apr 21TuesdayYom HaZikaronObservance
Apr 22WednesdayYom HaAtzmautNational
MAY
May 5TuesdayLag BaOmerObservance
May 15FridayJerusalem DayObservance
May 21ThursdayShavuot EveObservance
May 22FridayShavuotNational
JULY
Jul 2Thursday17th of TammuzObservance
Jul 22WednesdayTisha BAv EveObservance
Jul 23ThursdayTisha BAvObservance
SEPTEMBER
Sep 11FridayRosh Hashana EveObservance
Sep 12SaturdayRosh HashanaNational
Sep 13SundayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National
Sep 14MondayGedaliah FastObservance
Sep 20SundayYom Kippur EveObservance
Sep 21MondayYom KippurNational
Sep 25FridaySukkot EveObservance
Sep 26SaturdaySukkot (Day 1)National
Sep 27SundaySukkot (Day 2)Observance
Sep 28MondaySukkot (Day 3)Observance
Sep 29TuesdaySukkot (Day 4)Observance
Sep 30WednesdaySukkot (Day 5)Observance
OCTOBER
Oct 1ThursdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance
Oct 2FridaySukkot (Day 7)Observance
Oct 3SaturdayShemini AtzeretNational
DECEMBER
Dec 5SaturdayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance
Dec 6SundayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance
Dec 7MondayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance
Dec 8TuesdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance
Dec 9WednesdayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance
Dec 10ThursdayHanukkah (Day 6)Observance
Dec 11FridayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance
Dec 12SaturdayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance
Dec 20SundayAsarah BTevetObservance

* Please note that Jewish holidays typically begin at sundown the night before.