Israel Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Israel 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
2nd FebruaryMondayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
2nd MarchMondayFast of EstherObservance, Hebrew
2nd MarchMondayPurim EveObservance, Hebrew
3rd MarchTuesdayPurimObservance, Hebrew
4th MarchWednesdayShushan Purim (Jerusalem)Observance, Hebrew
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
28th MarchSaturdayAliyah DayOfficial Holiday, Business as usual
1st AprilWednesdayPassover EveObservance, Hebrew
2nd AprilThursdayPassover (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
3rd AprilFridayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
4th AprilSaturdayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
5th AprilSundayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
6th AprilMondayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
7th AprilTuesdayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
8th AprilWednesdayPassover (Day 7)National Holiday, Hebrew
14th AprilTuesdayYom HaShoahObservance, Hebrew
21st AprilTuesdayYom HaZikaronObservance, Hebrew
22nd AprilWednesdayYom HaAtzmautNational Holiday, Hebrew
5th MayTuesdayLag BaOmerObservance, Hebrew
15th MayFridayJerusalem DayObservance, Hebrew
21st MayThursdayShavuot EveObservance, Hebrew
22nd MayFridayShavuotNational Holiday, Hebrew
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
2nd JulyThursday17th of TammuzObservance, Hebrew
22nd JulyWednesdayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
23rd JulyThursdayTisha B'AvObservance, Hebrew
11th SeptemberFridayRosh Hashana EveObservance, Hebrew
12th SeptemberSaturdayRosh HashanaNational Holiday, Hebrew
13th SeptemberSundayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National Holiday, Hebrew
14th SeptemberMondayGedaliah FastObservance, Hebrew
20th SeptemberSundayYom Kippur EveObservance, Hebrew
21st SeptemberMondayYom KippurNational Holiday, Hebrew
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
25th SeptemberFridaySukkot EveObservance, Hebrew
26th SeptemberSaturdaySukkot (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
27th SeptemberSundaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
28th SeptemberMondaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
29th SeptemberTuesdaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
30th SeptemberWednesdaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
1st OctoberThursdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
2nd OctoberFridaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
3rd OctoberSaturdayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational Holiday, Hebrew
18th OctoberSundayAliyah Day School ObservanceObservance
5th DecemberSaturdayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance, Hebrew
6th DecemberSundayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
7th DecemberMondayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
8th DecemberTuesdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
9th DecemberWednesdayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
10th DecemberThursdayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
11th DecemberFridayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
12th DecemberSaturdayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
20th DecemberSundayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Observance, Hebrew
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Israel. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Israel this year in 2026?

There are 9 holidays in Israel in 2026

How to retrieve the Israel holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IL&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Israel holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'IL', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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