🇮🇱Israel 2026 Public Holidays
Complete list of Israel’s public holidays for 2026, including regional holidays, bank holidays, and key celebrations.
Holidays
Total 31 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
ט"ו בשבט | 2026-02-02 | 235 days ago | Memorial Days |
תענית אסתר | 2026-03-02 | 207 days ago | School Holidays |
פורים | 2026-03-03 | 206 days ago | School Holidays |
יום העלייה | 2026-03-28 | 181 days ago | Memorial Days |
פסח | 2026-04-02 | 176 days ago | Public Holidays |
חול המועד פסח | 2026-04-03 | 175 days ago | School Holidays |
מימונה, שביעי של פסח | 2026-04-08 | 170 days ago | Public Holidays |
יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה | 2026-04-14 | 164 days ago | Memorial Days |
יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבה | 2026-04-21 | 157 days ago | Memorial Days |
יום העצמאות | 2026-04-22 | 156 days ago | Public Holidays |
יום הרצל | 2026-04-27 | 151 days ago | Memorial Days |
ל"ג בעומר | 2026-05-05 | 143 days ago | School Holidays |
יום הניצחון על גרמניה הנאצית | 2026-05-09 | 139 days ago | Memorial Days |
יום ירושלים | 2026-05-15 | 133 days ago | Memorial Days |
שבועות | 2026-05-22 | 126 days ago | Public Holidays |
שבעה עשר בתמוז | 2026-07-02 | 85 days ago | Memorial Days |
יום ז'בוטינסקי | 2026-07-14 | 73 days ago | Memorial Days |
תשעה באב | 2026-07-23 | 64 days ago | Memorial Days |
ט"ו באב | 2026-07-29 | 58 days ago | Memorial Days |
ראש השנה | 2026-09-12 | 13 days ago | Public Holidays |
ראש השנה יום 2 | 2026-09-13 | 12 days ago | Public Holidays |
צום גדליה | 2026-09-14 | 11 days ago | Memorial Days |
יום כיפור | 2026-09-21 | 4 days ago | Public Holidays |
סוכות | 2026-09-26 | Tomorrow | Public Holidays |
חול המועד סוכות | 2026-09-27 | 2 days remaining | School Holidays |
שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת | 2026-10-03 | 8 days remaining | Public Holidays |
יום רבין | 2026-10-22 | 27 days remaining | Memorial Days |
סיגד | 2026-11-09 | 45 days remaining | Memorial Days |
יום בן-גוריון | 2026-11-16 | 52 days remaining | Memorial Days |
חנוכה | 2026-12-05 | 71 days remaining | School Holidays |
צום עשרה בטבת | 2026-12-20 | 86 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Israel Public Holidays: An Overview
This page summarises the patterns behind Israel's public holidays from year to year. If you just want the full list of dates for one year, choose that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: A Three-Year Comparison
The number of public holidays, and the time off they actually translate into, varies from one year to the next. The table below is worked out directly from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | At the weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2027 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Holidays that shift each year
9 of Israel's public holidays land on a different date each year, following a lunar calendar, a religious calendar or a rule such as “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- פסח: 2025-04-13, 2025 · 2026-04-02, 2026 · 2027-04-22, 2027
- מימונה, שביעי של פסח: 2025-04-19, 2025 · 2026-04-08, 2026 · 2027-04-28, 2027
- יום העצמאות: 2025-05-01, 2025 · 2026-04-22, 2026 · 2027-05-12, 2027
- שבועות: 2025-06-02, 2025 · 2026-05-22, 2026 · 2027-06-11, 2027
- ראש השנה: 2025-09-23, 2025 · 2026-09-12, 2026 · 2027-10-02, 2027
- ראש השנה יום 2: 2025-09-24, 2025 · 2026-09-13, 2026 · 2027-10-03, 2027