Public holidays in Palestine 2026

There are 18 public holidays in 2026. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 18 public holidays in Palestine 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلادي
WednesdayOrthodox Christmas Dayعيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي
FridayIsra' and Mi'rajذكرى الإسراء والمعراج
SundayInternational Women's Dayيوم المراة العالمي
FridayEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيد
SaturdayEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيد
SundayEid al-Fitrعيد الفطر السعيد
SundayEasterعيد الفصح المجيد
SundayEasterعيد الفصح المجيد
FridayLabor Dayعيد العمال
WednesdayEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المبارك
ThursdayEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المبارك
FridayEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المبارك
SaturdayEid al-Adhaعيد الأضحى المبارك
TuesdayIslamic New Yearرأس السنة الهجرية
TuesdayProphet's Birthdayذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف
SundayIndependence Dayعيد الاستقلال
FridayCatholic Christmas Dayعيد الميلاد المجيد الغربي

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

13 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan3 Jan – 7 Jan 2026252.5Orthodox Christmas Day
Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan7 Jan – 11 Jan 2026252.5Orthodox Christmas Day
Mon 12 Jan, Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan10 Jan – 18 Jan 2026492.3Isra' and Mi'raj
Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May23 May – 31 May 2026294.5Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha
Mon 15 Jun13 Jun – 16 Jun 2026144Islamic New Year
Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun16 Jun – 21 Jun 2026362Islamic New Year
Mon 24 Aug22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026144Prophet's Birthday
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026362Prophet's Birthday
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Catholic Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Catholic Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Palestine have in 2026?

18 public holidays. 7 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Palestine?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Independence Day on Sunday, 15 Nov 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Eid al-Adha: take 2 days of leave (25 May, 26 May) and you get 9 days off in a row, 23 May – 31 May 2026.

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