Public Holidays in Israel 2026 🇮🇱
Israel has 9 public holidays in 2026; the next one is Passover (Pesach) on Thu, Apr 22, 2027.
- 9public holidays 2026
- 2long weekends
- 4on a weekend
- Saturdaymost common weekday
Weekend in Israel: Friday and Saturday.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 2 Apr | Thursday | Passover (Pesach) | Public holiday | |
| Wed 8 Apr | Wednesday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | Public holiday | |
| Wed 22 Apr | Wednesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | Public holiday | |
| Fri 22 May | Friday (weekend) | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Public holiday | |
| Sat 12 Sept | Saturday (weekend) | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | Public holiday | |
| Sun 13 Sept | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | Public holiday | |
| Mon 21 Sept | Monday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | Public holiday | |
| Sat 26 Sept | Saturday (weekend) | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | Public holiday | |
| Sat 3 Oct | Saturday (weekend) | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | Public holiday |
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more where a public holiday meets the weekend:
- Thu 2 Apr – Sat 4 Apr · 3 days off · Passover (Pesach)
- Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept · 3 days off · Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah), Rosh Hashanah (Day 2)
Make it longer with a day or two of leave
- Take Thu 9 Apr off → 4 days in a row (Wed 8 Apr – Sat 11 Apr) · Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover
- Take Thu 23 Apr off → 4 days in a row (Wed 22 Apr – Sat 25 Apr) · Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)
- Take Sun 20 Sept off → 4 days in a row (Fri 18 Sept – Mon 21 Sept) · Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Counted from the public holidays above and a Friday and Saturday weekend. Individual employers, schools and regions may differ.
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 22 Apr | Thursday | Passover (Pesach) | Public holiday |
| Wed 28 Apr | Wednesday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | Public holiday |
| Wed 12 May | Wednesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | Public holiday |
| Fri 11 Jun | Friday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Public holiday |
| Sat 2 Oct | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | Public holiday |
| Sun 3 Oct | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | Public holiday |
| Mon 11 Oct | Monday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | Public holiday |
| Sat 16 Oct | Saturday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | Public holiday |
| Sat 23 Oct | Saturday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | Public holiday |
2027 brings 2 long weekends: Thu 22 Apr – Sat 24 Apr (3 days); Fri 1 Oct – Sun 3 Oct (3 days).
Observances and other dates in 2026 (22)
Widely marked days that are not days off for most workers.
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Feb | Monday | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) | Observance |
| Mon 2 Mar | Monday | Fast of Esther | School holiday |
| Tue 3 Mar | Tuesday | Purim | School holiday |
| Sat 28 Mar | Saturday | Aliyah Day | Observance |
| Fri 3 Apr | Friday | Passover (intermediate days) | School holiday |
| Tue 14 Apr | Tuesday | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | Observance |
| Tue 21 Apr | Tuesday | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) | Observance |
| Mon 27 Apr | Monday | Herzl Day | Observance |
| Tue 5 May | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | School holiday |
| Sat 9 May | Saturday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| Fri 15 May | Friday | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) | Observance |
| Thu 2 Jul | Thursday | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast | Observance |
| Tue 14 Jul | Tuesday | Jabotinsky Day | Observance |
| Thu 23 Jul | Thursday | Tisha B'Av, fast | Observance |
| Wed 29 Jul | Wednesday | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) | Observance |
| Mon 14 Sept | Monday | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) | Observance |
| Sun 27 Sept | Sunday | The week of Sukkot | School holiday |
| Thu 22 Oct | Thursday | Rabin Day | Observance |
| Mon 9 Nov | Monday | Sigd | Observance |
| Mon 16 Nov | Monday | Ben-Gurion Day | Observance |
| Sat 5 Dec | Saturday | Hanukkah | School holiday |
| Sun 20 Dec | Sunday | Tenth of Tevet | Observance |
Questions about holidays in Israel
- How many public holidays does Israel have in 2026?
- 9 public or bank holidays are listed for 2026, and 9 for 2027.
- How many 2026 holidays fall on a weekend in Israel?
- 4 — Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) (Friday), Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) (Saturday), Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) (Saturday), Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret (Saturday). No substitute weekday is listed for them in this calendar.
- How many long weekends are there in Israel in 2026?
- 2 breaks of three days or more are created by public holidays: Thu 2 Apr – Sat 4 Apr (3 days); Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept (3 days).
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