Holidays and Observances in Israel 2026

Thu, January 01, 2026
New Year's Day
Observance

Mon, January 05, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve
Observance

Tue, January 06, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Epiphany
Observance

Tue, January 06, 2026
Orthodox Christmas Eve
Observance

Wed, January 07, 2026
Orthodox Christmas Day
Observance

Thu, January 08, 2026
Orthodox Christmas Holiday
Observance

Tue, January 13, 2026
Orthodox New Year’s Eve
Observance

Wed, January 14, 2026
Orthodox New Year
Observance

Fri, January 16, 2026
Al Isra' wal Miraj
Observance

Sun, January 18, 2026
Armenian Christmas Eve
Observance

Sun, January 18, 2026
Orthodox Epiphany Eve
Observance

Mon, January 19, 2026
Armenian Christmas Day
Observance

Mon, January 19, 2026
Orthodox Epiphany Day
Observance

Tue, January 20, 2026
Armenian Christmas Holiday
Observance

Sat, January 24, 2026
Eid al-Khader Eve
Observance

Sun, January 25, 2026
Eid al-Khader
Observance

Wed, February 18, 2026
Ramadan begins (tentative)
Observance

Mon, March 02, 2026
Fast of Esther
Observance

Mon, March 02, 2026
Purim Eve
Observance

Tue, March 03, 2026
Purim
Observance

Wed, March 04, 2026
Shushan Purim
Observance

Sun, March 08, 2026
International Women's Day
Observance

Thu, March 19, 2026
Eid al-Fitr Eve (tentative)
Observance

Fri, March 20, 2026
Eid al-Fitr (tentative)
Observance

Sat, March 21, 2026
Eid al-Fitr Holiday (tentative)
Observance

Sun, March 22, 2026
Eid al-Fitr Holiday (tentative)
Observance

Wed, March 25, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation
Observance

Sun, March 29, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday
Observance

Wed, April 01, 2026
Passover Eve
Observance

Thu, April 02, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday
Observance

Thu, April 02, 2026
Passover (Day 1)
Public holiday

Fri, April 03, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Good Friday
Observance

Fri, April 03, 2026
Passover (Day 2)
Observance

Sat, April 04, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday
Observance

Sat, April 04, 2026
Passover (Day 3)
Observance

Sun, April 05, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Palm Sunday
Observance

Sun, April 05, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday
Observance

Sun, April 05, 2026
Passover (Day 4)
Observance

Mon, April 06, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday
Observance

Mon, April 06, 2026
Passover (Day 5)
Observance

Tue, April 07, 2026
Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation
Observance

Tue, April 07, 2026
Passover (Day 6)
Observance

Wed, April 08, 2026
Passover (Day 7)
Public holiday

Thu, April 09, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Maundy Thursday
Observance

Thu, April 09, 2026
Mimouna Day
Observance

Fri, April 10, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday
Observance

Sat, April 11, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday
Observance

Sun, April 12, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday
Observance

Mon, April 13, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday
Observance

Tue, April 14, 2026
Yom HaShoah
Observance

Mon, April 20, 2026
Armenian Feast of the Annunciation
Observance

Tue, April 21, 2026
Yom HaZikaron
Observance

Wed, April 22, 2026
Yom HaAtzmaut
Public holiday

Fri, April 24, 2026
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve
Observance

Sat, April 25, 2026
Prophet Shuaib's Feast
Observance

Sun, April 26, 2026
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Observance

Mon, April 27, 2026
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Observance

Tue, April 28, 2026
Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday
Observance

Fri, May 01, 2026
May Day
Observance

Tue, May 05, 2026
Lag BaOmer
Observance

Sun, May 10, 2026
Victory Day over Nazi Germany
Observance

Wed, May 13, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve
Observance

Thu, May 14, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day
Observance

Fri, May 15, 2026
Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews
Observance

Fri, May 15, 2026
Jerusalem Day
Observance

Wed, May 20, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve
Observance

Thu, May 21, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day
Observance

Thu, May 21, 2026
Shavuot Eve
Observance

Fri, May 22, 2026
Shavuot
Public holiday

Sat, May 23, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve
Observance

Sun, May 24, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost
Observance

Mon, May 25, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday
Observance

Tue, May 26, 2026
Eid al-Adha Eve (tentative)
Observance

Wed, May 27, 2026
Eid al-Adha (tentative)
Observance

Thu, May 28, 2026
Eid al-Adha Holiday (tentative)
Observance

Fri, May 29, 2026
Eid al-Adha Holiday (tentative)
Observance

Sat, May 30, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve
Observance

Sat, May 30, 2026
Eid al-Adha Holiday (tentative)
Observance

Sun, May 31, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost
Observance

Mon, June 01, 2026
Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday
Observance

Tue, June 16, 2026
Muharram Eve (tentative)
Observance

Wed, June 17, 2026
Muharram (tentative)
Observance

Thu, July 02, 2026
17th of Tammuz
Observance

Wed, July 22, 2026
Tisha B'Av Eve
Observance

Thu, July 23, 2026
Tisha B'Av
Observance

Tue, August 25, 2026
Prophet's Birthday Eve (tentative)
Observance

Wed, August 26, 2026
Prophet's Birthday (tentative)
Observance

Tue, September 01, 2026
First Day of School Year
Observance

Wed, September 09, 2026
Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve
Observance

Thu, September 10, 2026
Feast of Prophet Sabalan
Observance

Fri, September 11, 2026
Rosh Hashana Eve
Observance

Sat, September 12, 2026
Rosh Hashana
Public holiday

Sun, September 13, 2026
Rosh Hashana (Day 2)
Public holiday

Mon, September 14, 2026
Gedaliah Fast
Observance

Sun, September 20, 2026
Yom Kippur Eve
Observance

Mon, September 21, 2026
Yom Kippur
Public holiday

Fri, September 25, 2026
Sukkot Eve
Observance

Sat, September 26, 2026
Sukkot (Day 1)
Public holiday

Sun, September 27, 2026
Sukkot (Day 2)
Observance

Mon, September 28, 2026
Sukkot (Day 3)
Observance

Tue, September 29, 2026
Sukkot (Day 4)
Observance

Wed, September 30, 2026
Sukkot (Day 5)
Observance

Thu, October 01, 2026
Sukkot (Day 6)
Observance

Fri, October 02, 2026
Sukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah Rabah
Observance

Sat, October 03, 2026
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
Public holiday

Sun, October 18, 2026
Aliyah Day School Observance
Observance

Mon, November 09, 2026
Sigd
Observance

Sat, December 05, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 1)
Observance

Sun, December 06, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 2)
Observance

Mon, December 07, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 3)
Observance

Tue, December 08, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 4)
Observance

Wed, December 09, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 5)
Observance

Thu, December 10, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet
Observance

Fri, December 11, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 7)
Observance

Sat, December 12, 2026
Hanukkah (Day 8)
Observance

Sun, December 20, 2026
Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)
Observance

Thu, December 24, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve
Observance

Fri, December 25, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day
Observance

Sat, December 26, 2026
Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day
Observance

Thu, December 31, 2026
New Year's Eve
Observance