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Holidays / Israel

Israel public holidays

Public holidays in Israel, 2026

9 public holidays, 2 next to the weekend and 2 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

9Holidays in 2026
in 165 daysNext holiday
2Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
2 Apr 2026ThuPesachפסחlong weekendpast
8 Apr 2026WedSeventh day of Pesachשביעי של פסחweekdaypast
22 Apr 2026WedIndependence Dayיום העצמאותweekdaypast
22 May 2026FriShavuotשבועותweekendpast
12 Sep 2026SatRosh Hashanahראש השנהweekendpast
13 Sep 2026SunRosh Hashanahראש השנהlong weekendpast
21 Sep 2026MonYom Kippurיום כיפורweekdaypast
26 Sep 2026SatSukkotסוכותweekendpast
3 Oct 2026SatSimchat Torah / Shemini Atzeretשמחת תורה/שמיני עצרתweekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

2 Apr to 4 AprPesach3 days
11 Sep to 13 SepRosh Hashanah3 days

More on Israel

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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