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Israel Holidays 2026

All public holidays, festivals and observances in Israel for 2026

Total holidays

53

Public holidays

9

Long weekends

3

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Hanukkah (Day 1)

Sat, Dec 5

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Israel holidays 2026

Showing 53 of 53 holidays

  • Dec5Sat

    Hanukkah (Day 1)

    Saturday, December 5, 2026in 27 days

  • Dec6Sun

    Hanukkah (Day 2)

    Sunday, December 6, 2026

  • Dec7Mon

    Hanukkah (Day 3)

    Monday, December 7, 2026

  • Dec8Tue

    Hanukkah (Day 4)

    Tuesday, December 8, 2026

  • Dec9Wed

    Hanukkah (Day 5)

    Wednesday, December 9, 2026

  • Dec10Thu

    Hanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh Tevet

    Thursday, December 10, 2026

  • Dec11Fri

    Hanukkah (Day 7)

    Friday, December 11, 2026

  • Dec12Sat

    Hanukkah (Day 8)

    Saturday, December 12, 2026

  • Dec20Sun

    Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)

    Sunday, December 20, 2026

  • Dec21Mon

    December Solstice

    Monday, December 21, 2026

We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Israel. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Frequently asked questions

How many holidays are there in Israel in 2026?

There are 9 public holidays and 53 holidays and observances in total in Israel in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays

How do I add Israel holidays to my calendar?

Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export β†’ Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.

How to retrieve the Israel holidays list via API?

Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=IL&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:

// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
  country: 'IL',
  year: '2026'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=IL&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Learn more in the API docs