Israel Public Holiday Calendar 2026 לוח חגים רשמי 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | New Year's Day | Religious |
| Jan 5, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Epiphany Eve | Religious |
| Jan 6, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Catholic/Protestant Epiphany | Religious |
| Jan 6, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Orthodox Christmas Eve | Optional |
| Jan 7, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Orthodox Christmas Day | Optional |
| Jan 8, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Orthodox Christmas Holiday | Optional |
| Jan 13, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Orthodox New Year's Eve | Optional |
| Jan 14, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Orthodox New Year | Optional |
| Jan 16, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Al Isra' wal Miraj | Religious |
| Jan 18, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Orthodox Epiphany Eve | Optional |
| Jan 19, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Orthodox Epiphany Day | Optional |
| Jan 20, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Armenian Christmas Holiday | Optional |
| Jan 24, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Eid al-Khader Eve | Optional |
| Jan 25, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Eid al-Khader | Optional |
| Feb 18, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Ramadan begins | Religious |
| Mar 2, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Fast of Esther | Optional |
| Mar 3, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday |
Purim
פורים |
Optional |
| Mar 4, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday |
Shushan Purim
פורים |
Optional |
| Mar 8, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | International Women's Day | Optional |
| Mar 19, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Eve | Religious |
| Mar 20, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | Religious |
| Mar 21, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | Religious |
| Mar 22, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | Religious |
| Mar 25, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Catholic/Protestant Feast of the Annunciation | Religious |
| Mar 29, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Palm Sunday | Religious |
| Apr 1, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday |
Passover Eve
פסח |
Optional |
| Apr 2, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Maundy Thursday | Religious |
| Apr 3, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Catholic/Protestant Good Friday | Religious |
| Apr 4, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Holy Saturday | Religious |
| Apr 5, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Easter Sunday | Religious |
| Apr 6, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Easter Monday | Religious |
| Apr 7, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Orthodox Feast of the Annunciation | Optional |
| Apr 8, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday |
Passover (Day 7)
פסח |
Public |
| Apr 9, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Mimouna Day | Optional |
| Apr 10, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Armenian/Orthodox Good Friday | Optional |
| Apr 11, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Armenian/Orthodox Holy Saturday | Optional |
| Apr 12, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Armenian/Orthodox Easter Sunday | Optional |
| Apr 13, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Armenian/Orthodox Easter Monday | Optional |
| Apr 14, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday |
Yom HaShoah
יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה |
Optional |
| Apr 20, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Armenian Feast of the Annunciation | Optional |
| Apr 22, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | Public |
| Apr 24, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Eve | Optional |
| Apr 25, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast | Optional |
| Apr 26, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Optional |
| Apr 27, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Optional |
| Apr 28, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Prophet Shuaib's Feast Holiday | Optional |
| May 1, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | May Day | Optional |
| May 5, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday |
Lag BaOmer
ל"ג בעומר |
Optional |
| May 10, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Victory Day over Nazi Germany | Optional |
| May 13, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Catholic/Protestant Ascension Eve | Religious |
| May 14, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Ascension Day | Religious |
| May 15, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Memorial Day for Ethiopian Jews | Optional |
| May 20, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Eve | Optional |
| May 21, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Armenian/Orthodox Ascension Day | Optional |
| May 21, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday |
Shavuot Eve
שבועות |
Optional |
| May 22, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday |
Shavuot
שבועות |
Public |
| May 23, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Eve | Religious |
| May 24, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost | Religious |
| May 25, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Catholic/Protestant Pentecost Monday | Religious |
| May 26, 2026 ✓ Done | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Eve | Religious |
| May 27, 2026 ✓ Done | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Religious |
| May 28, 2026 ✓ Done | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Religious |
| May 29, 2026 ✓ Done | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Religious |
| May 30, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Eve | Optional |
| May 30, 2026 ✓ Done | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Religious |
| May 31, 2026 ✓ Done | Sunday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost | Optional |
| Jun 1, 2026 ✓ Done | Monday | Armenian/Orthodox Pentecost Monday | Optional |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Tuesday | Muharram Eve | Religious |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Wednesday | Muharram | Religious |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Thursday | 17th of Tammuz | Optional |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Thursday |
Tisha B'Av
תשעה באב |
Optional |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday Eve | Religious |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday | Religious |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Tuesday | First Day of School Year | Optional |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of Prophet Sabalan Eve | Optional |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Thursday | Feast of Prophet Sabalan | Optional |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Friday | Rosh Hashana Eve | Optional |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Saturday |
Rosh Hashana
ראש השנה |
Public |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | Public |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Monday | Gedaliah Fast | Optional |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Sunday |
Yom Kippur Eve
יום כיפור |
Optional |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Monday |
Yom Kippur
יום כיפור |
Public |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Friday |
Sukkot Eve
סוכות |
Optional |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Saturday |
Sukkot (Day 1)
סוכות |
Public |
| Oct 3, 2026 | Saturday |
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
שמחת תורה |
Public |
| Nov 9, 2026 | Monday | Sigd | Optional |
| Dec 20, 2026 | Sunday | Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet) | Optional |
| Dec 24, 2026 | Thursday | Catholic/Protestant Christmas Eve | Religious |
| Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Catholic/Protestant Christmas Day | Religious |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Saturday | Catholic/Protestant Boxing Day | Religious |
| Dec 31, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Religious |
Long Weekends in Israel 2026
Jan 1 → Jan 8
8 days
Jan 3 → Jan 8
6 days
Jan 3 → Jan 11
9 days
Jan 10 → Jan 14
5 days
Jan 13 → Jan 20
8 days
Jan 16 → Jan 20
5 days
Feb 28 → Mar 4
5 days
Mar 19 → Mar 22
4 days
Apr 1 → Apr 14
14 days
Apr 18 → Apr 20
3 days
Apr 18 → Apr 22
5 days
Apr 22 → Apr 28
7 days
Apr 24 → Apr 28
5 days
May 1 → May 3
3 days
May 1 → May 5
5 days
May 13 → May 17
5 days
May 20 → Jun 1
13 days
Jun 13 → Jun 17
5 days
Jul 2 → Jul 5
4 days
Jul 23 → Jul 26
4 days
Aug 22 → Aug 26
5 days
Aug 29 → Sep 1
4 days
Sep 9 → Sep 14
6 days
Sep 19 → Sep 21
3 days
Sep 25 → Sep 27
3 days
Nov 7 → Nov 9
3 days
Dec 24 → Dec 27
4 days