Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Israel 2026

Israel has 9 days of national public holidays in 2026, 5 on working days.

Next: פסח (Pesach), Thursday, 22 April 2027in 185 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Israel in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
2 AprThu	פסחPesach	200 days ago
8 AprWed	שביעי של פסחSeventh day of Pesach	194 days ago
22 AprWed	יום העצמאותIndependence Day	180 days ago
22 MayFriWeekend	שבועותShavuot	150 days ago
12 SeptSatWeekend	ראש השנהRosh Hashanah	37 days ago
13 SeptSun	ראש השנהRosh Hashanah	36 days ago
21 SeptMon	יום כיפורYom Kippur	28 days ago
26 SeptSatWeekend	סוכותSukkot	23 days ago
3 OctSatWeekend	שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרתSimchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret	16 days ago

At a glance

Israel in 2026

01Public holidays

9 days

5 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Friday and Saturday).

02Long weekends

2 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

פסח (Pesach)

Thursday, 22 April 2027 · in 185 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Friday and Saturday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Thu 2 Apr – Sat 4 Apr
3 days offPesach
Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept
3 days offRosh Hashanah

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

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Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Israel in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
3 MarTue	פוריםPurim	Optional	Nationwide
3 AprFriWeekend	חול המועד פסחPesach holiday	Optional	Nationwide
4 AprSatWeekend	חול המועד פסחPesach holiday	Optional	Nationwide
5 AprSun	חול המועד פסחPesach holiday	Optional	Nationwide
6 AprMon	חול המועד פסחPesach holiday	Optional	Nationwide
7 AprTue	חול המועד פסחPesach holiday	Optional	Nationwide
21 AprTue	יום הזיכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ונפגעי פעולות האיבהRemembrance Day	Optional	Nationwide
15 MayFriWeekend	יום ירושליםJerusalem Day	Optional	Nationwide
23 JulThu	תשעה באבTisha B'Av	Optional	Nationwide
27 SeptSun	חול המועד סוכותSukkot holiday	Optional	Nationwide
28 SeptMon	חול המועד סוכותSukkot holiday	Optional	Nationwide
29 SeptTue	חול המועד סוכותSukkot holiday	Optional	Nationwide
30 SeptWed	חול המועד סוכותSukkot holiday	Optional	Nationwide
1 OctThu	חול המועד סוכותSukkot holiday	Optional	Nationwide
9 NovMon	סיגדSigd	Optional	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Friday and Saturday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Jerusalem.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Israel have in 2026?

Israel has 9 days of national public holidays in 2026, 5 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Israel?

פסח (Pesach), on Thursday, 22 April 2027.

How many long weekends does Israel have in 2026?

2: Thu 2 Apr – Sat 4 Apr (Pesach); Fri 11 Sept – Sun 13 Sept (Rosh Hashanah).

Which public holidays in Israel fall on a weekend in 2026?

שבועות (Shavuot), Friday, 22 May 2026; ראש השנה (Rosh Hashanah), Saturday, 12 September 2026; סוכות (Sukkot), Saturday, 26 September 2026; שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת (Simchat Torah / Shemini Atzeret), Saturday, 3 October 2026.