Public holidays in Palestine 2027

There are 19 public holidays in 2027. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 19 public holidays in Palestine 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	رأس السنة الميلادي
5 Jan 2027	Tuesday	Isra' and Mi'raj	ذكرى الإسراء والمعراج
7 Jan 2027	Thursday	Orthodox Christmas Day	عيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي
8 Mar 2027	Monday	International Women's Day	يوم المراة العالمي
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر السعيد
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر السعيد
11 Mar 2027	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر السعيد
28 Mar 2027	Sunday	Easter	عيد الفصح المجيد
1 May 2027	Saturday	Labor Day	عيد العمال
2 May 2027	Sunday	Easter	عيد الفصح المجيد
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى المبارك
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى المبارك
18 May 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى المبارك
19 May 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى المبارك
6 Jun 2027	Sunday	Islamic New Year	رأس السنة الهجرية
14 Aug 2027	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday	ذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف
15 Nov 2027	Monday	Independence Day	عيد الاستقلال
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Catholic Christmas Day	ذكرى الإسراء والمعراج
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj	عيد 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 2027

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

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Mon 4 Jan	1 Jan – 5 Jan 2027	1	5	5	New Year's Day, Isra' and Mi'raj
Wed 6 Jan	5 Jan – 7 Jan 2027	1	3	3	Isra' and Mi'raj, Orthodox Christmas Day
Fri 8 Jan	7 Jan – 10 Jan 2027	1	4	4	Orthodox Christmas Day
Fri 12 Mar	6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027	1	9	9	International Women's Day, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr
Thu 20 May, Fri 21 May	15 May – 23 May 2027	2	9	4.5	Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha
Tue 16 Nov, Wed 17 Nov, Thu 18 Nov, Fri 19 Nov	13 Nov – 21 Nov 2027	4	9	2.3	Independence 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 2027?

19 public holidays. 8 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

International Women's Day, Eid al-Fitr: take 1 day of leave (12 Mar) and you get 9 days off in a row, 6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code PS (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ps) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026