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Holidays / Palestine

Palestine public holidays

Public holidays in Palestine, 2026

18 public holidays, 5 next to the weekend and 5 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

18Holidays in 2026
in 7 daysNext holiday
5Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2026ThuNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلاديweekdaypast
7 Jan 2026WedOrthodox Christmas Dayعيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقيweekdaypast
16 Jan 2026FriIsra' and Mi'rajذكرى الإسراء والمعراجlong weekendpast
8 Mar 2026SunInternational Women's Dayيوم المراة العالميweekendpast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيدlong weekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيدweekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيدweekendpast
5 Apr 2026SunEasterعيد الفصح المجيدweekendpast
12 Apr 2026SunEasterعيد الفصح المجيدweekendpast
1 May 2026FriLabor Dayعيد العمالlong weekendpast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المباركweekdaypast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المباركweekdaypast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المباركlong weekendpast
30 May 2026SatEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المباركweekendpast
16 Jun 2026TueIslamic New Yearرأس السنة الهجريةweekdaypast
25 Aug 2026TueProphet's Birthdayذكرى المولد النبوي الشريفweekdaypast
15 Nov 2026SunIndependence Dayعيد الاستقلالweekendin 7 days
25 Dec 2026FriCatholic Christmas Dayعيد الميلاد المجيد الغربيlong weekendin 47 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

16 Jan to 18 JanIsra' and Mi'raj3 days
20 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr3 days
1 May to 3 MayLabor Day3 days
27 May to 31 MayEid al-Adha5 days
25 Dec to 27 DecCatholic Christmas Day3 days

More on Palestine

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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