Holidays in Israel
🇮🇱In Israel, there are 31 holidays: 16 observance holidays, 6 school holidays, 9 public holidays. The most recent holiday in Israel is Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) (Observance Holiday), observed in a month on 02 February 2026.
Observance Holidays are days of significance but not official holidays.
School Holidays are breaks for educational institutions.
Public Holidays are official days off recognized by the government.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
Tu Bishvat (Arbor Day) Observance Holiday | 02 Feb 2026 in a month |
Fast of Esther School Holiday | 02 Mar 2026 in 2 months |
Purim School Holiday | 03 Mar 2026 in 2 months |
Aliyah Day Observance Holiday | 28 Mar 2026 in 3 months |
Passover (Pesach) Public Holiday | 02 Apr 2026 in 3 months |
Passover (intermediate days) School Holiday | 03 Apr 2026 in 3 months |
Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover Public Holiday | 08 Apr 2026 in 3 months |
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) Observance Holiday | 14 Apr 2026 in 3 months |
Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) Observance Holiday | 21 Apr 2026 in 4 months |
Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) Public Holiday | 22 Apr 2026 in 4 months |
Herzl Day Observance Holiday | 27 Apr 2026 in 4 months |
Lag BaOmer School Holiday | 05 May 2026 in 4 months |
Victory in Europe Day Observance Holiday | 09 May 2026 in 4 months |
Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) Observance Holiday | 15 May 2026 in 4 months |
Shavuot (Feast of Weeks) Public Holiday | 22 May 2026 in 5 months |
Seventeenth of Tamuz, fast Observance Holiday | 02 Jul 2026 in 6 months |
Jabotinsky Day Observance Holiday | 14 Jul 2026 in 6 months |
Tisha B'Av, fast Observance Holiday | 23 Jul 2026 in 7 months |
Tu B'Av (Fifteenth of Av) Observance Holiday | 29 Jul 2026 in 7 months |
Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah) Public Holiday | 12 Sep 2026 in 8 months |
Rosh Hashanah (Day 2) Public Holiday | 13 Sep 2026 in 8 months |
Fast of Gedaliah (Tzom Gedalya) Observance Holiday | 14 Sep 2026 in 8 months |
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Public Holiday | 21 Sep 2026 in 9 months |
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Public Holiday | 26 Sep 2026 in 9 months |
The week of Sukkot School Holiday | 27 Sep 2026 in 9 months |
Simchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret Public Holiday | 03 Oct 2026 in 9 months |
Rabin Day Observance Holiday | 22 Oct 2026 in 10 months |
Sigd Observance Holiday | 09 Nov 2026 in 10 months |
Ben-Gurion Day Observance Holiday | 16 Nov 2026 in 10 months |
Hanukkah School Holiday | 05 Dec 2026 in a year |
Tenth of Tevet Observance Holiday | 20 Dec 2026 in a year |