Public holidays 2026 in Palestine

There are 18 public holidays in 2026.

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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.

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