Public Holidays in Israel 2026
Complete list of 31 public holidays and observances in Israel for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)May 22, 2026, Friday
15 days left 9 Public Holidays
256 Working Days
109 Days Off
2 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Monday | Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) | Observance |
| March 2 | Monday | Fast of Esther | School |
| March 3 | Tuesday | Purim | School |
| March 28 | Saturday | Aliyah Day | Observance |
| April 2 | Thursday | Passover (Pesach) | Public |
| April 3 | Friday | Passover (intermediate days) | School |
| April 8 | Wednesday | Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover | Public |
| April 14 | Tuesday | Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) | Observance |
| April 21 | Tuesday | Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) | Observance |
| April 22 | Wednesday | Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) | Public |
| April 27 | Monday | Herzl Day | Observance |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Lag BaOmer | School |
| May 9 | Saturday | Victory in Europe Day | Observance |
| May 15 | Friday | Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) | Observance |
| May 22 | Friday | Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) | Public |
| July 2 | Thursday | Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast | Observance |
| July 14 | Tuesday | Jabotinsky Day | Observance |
| July 23 | Thursday | Tisha B'Av, fast | Observance |
| July 29 | Wednesday | Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) | Observance |
| September 12 | Saturday | Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) | Public |
| September 13 | Sunday | Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) | Public |
| September 14 | Monday | Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) | Observance |
| September 21 | Monday | Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) | Public |
| September 26 | Saturday | Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) | Public |
| September 27 | Sunday | The week of Sukkot | School |
| October 3 | Saturday | Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret | Public |
| October 22 | Thursday | Rabin Day | Observance |
| November 9 | Monday | Sigd | Observance |
| November 16 | Monday | Ben-Gurion Day | Observance |
| December 5 | Saturday | Hanukkah | School |
| December 20 | Sunday | Tenth of Tevet | Observance |
Long Weekends in 2026
Israel has 2 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
May 22, 2026, Friday — May 24, 2026, Sunday 3 days
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)
September 19, 2026, Saturday — September 21, 2026, Monday 3 days
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Holidays by Month
January 0
February 0
March 0
April 3
May 1
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 4
October 1
November 0
December 0
Holiday Breakdown
5 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
4 On Weekends
Already non-working days
16 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
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February
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
April
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
July
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
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| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
September
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
October
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
December
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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