Public Holidays in Israel 🇮🇱
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being Rabin Day on Thu, Oct 22, 2026. The full year of public holidays and observances is listed below.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Thu, Apr 2, 2026 | Thursday | Passover (Pesach) | public |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026 | Wednesday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | public |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | public |
| Fri, May 22, 2026 | Friday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | public |
| Sat, Sep 12, 2026 | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | public |
| Sun, Sep 13, 2026 | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | public |
| Mon, Sep 21, 2026 | Monday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | public |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2026 | Saturday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | public |
| Sat, Oct 3, 2026 | Saturday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | public |
Observances and other dates in 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|
| Mon, Feb 2, 2026 | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) | observance |
| Mon, Mar 2, 2026 | Fast of Esther | school |
| Tue, Mar 3, 2026 | Purim | school |
| Sat, Mar 28, 2026 | Aliyah Day | observance |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Passover (intermediate days) | school |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | observance |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026 | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) | observance |
| Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Herzl Day | observance |
| Tue, May 5, 2026 | Lag BaOmer | school |
| Sat, May 9, 2026 | Victory in Europe Day | observance |
| Fri, May 15, 2026 | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) | observance |
| Thu, Jul 2, 2026 | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast | observance |
| Tue, Jul 14, 2026 | Jabotinsky Day | observance |
| Thu, Jul 23, 2026 | Tisha B'Av, fast | observance |
| Wed, Jul 29, 2026 | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) | observance |
| Mon, Sep 14, 2026 | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) | observance |
| Sun, Sep 27, 2026 | The week of Sukkot | school |
| Thu, Oct 22, 2026 | Rabin Day | observance |
| Mon, Nov 9, 2026 | Sigd | observance |
| Mon, Nov 16, 2026 | Ben-Gurion Day | observance |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2026 | Hanukkah | school |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2026 | Tenth of Tevet | observance |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|
| Thu, Apr 22, 2027 | Passover (Pesach) |
| Wed, Apr 28, 2027 | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover |
| Wed, May 12, 2027 | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) |
| Fri, Jun 11, 2027 | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) |
| Sat, Oct 2, 2027 | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) |
| Sun, Oct 3, 2027 | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) |
| Mon, Oct 11, 2027 | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) |
| Sat, Oct 16, 2027 | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) |
| Sat, Oct 23, 2027 | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret |