Public Holidays in Israel — 2026
Israel keeps a short official calendar in 2026: 9 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
4 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 5 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: September alone holds 4 of them, while 8 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 113 days, from Friday, May 22, 2026 to Saturday, September 12, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
2 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Israel sits in Western Asia, is run from Jerusalem, pays in New Israeli Sheqel, and has about 8.7M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 9
- Days off work
- 5
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- September (4)
- Longest gap
- 113 days
- Capital
- Jerusalem
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 2 | Thursday | Passover (Day 1) | |
| Wed, Apr 8 | Wednesday | Passover (Day 7) | |
| Wed, Apr 22 | Wednesday | Yom HaAtzmaut | |
| Fri, May 22 | Friday | Shavuot | |
| Sat, Sep 12 | Saturday | Rosh Hashana | |
| Sun, Sep 13 | Sunday | Rosh Hashana (Day 2) | |
| Mon, Sep 21 | Monday | Yom Kippur | |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Saturday | Sukkot (Day 1) | |
| Sat, Oct 3 | Saturday | Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah |
How many public holidays does Israel have in 2026?
9 — of which 5 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Israel in 2026?
Passover (Day 1) on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The last one of the year is Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Israel?
Friday + Saturday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Israel in 2026?
Between Friday, May 22, 2026 and Saturday, September 12, 2026 — 113 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 9 dates come from the official calendar (source: API Ninjas holidays API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.