Public holidays in Palestine 2026

18 nationwide public holidays and 19 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Palestine

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادي	رأس السنة الميلادي
7 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Orthodox Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي	عيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي
16 January Friday	Friday	Isra' and Mi'raj ذكرى الإسراء والمعراج	ذكرى الإسراء والمعراج
8 March Sunday	Sunday	International Women's Day يوم المراة العالمي	يوم المراة العالمي
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر السعيد	عيد الفطر السعيد
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر السعيد	عيد الفطر السعيد
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر السعيد	عيد الفطر السعيد
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter عيد الفصح المجيد	عيد الفصح المجيد
12 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter عيد الفصح المجيد	عيد الفصح المجيد
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية	رأس السنة الهجرية
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday ذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف	ذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف
15 November Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال
25 December Friday	Friday	Catholic Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد الغربي	عيد الميلاد المجيد الغربي

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
6 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Epiphany عيد الغطاس	Catholic community, whole country
8 January Thursday	Thursday	Orthodox Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
14 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Orthodox New Year's Day عيد رأس السنة الشرقي	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
19 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany عيد الغطاس	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
29 March Sunday	Sunday	Palm Sunday أحد الشعانين	Catholic community, whole country
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Holy Thursday خميس الغسل	Catholic community, whole country
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday الجمعة العظيمة	Catholic community, whole country
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday سبت النور	Catholic community, whole country
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Palm Sunday أحد الشعانين	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
6 April Monday	Monday	Easter عيد الفصح المجيد	Catholic community, whole country
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Holy Thursday خميس الغسل	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
10 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday الجمعة العظيمة	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
11 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday سبت النور	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
13 April Monday	Monday	Easter عيد الفصح المجيد	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
14 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day خميس الصعود	Catholic community, whole country
21 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day خميس الصعود	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost أحد العنصرة	Catholic community, whole country
31 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost أحد العنصرة	Orthodox Christian community, whole country
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Catholic Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد الغربي	Catholic community, whole country

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Palestine (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 16 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · 3 days off
Isra' and Mi'raj
Typically in Gaza City: high 18°C (64°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 33% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Gaza City: high 20°C (68°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 19% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Gaza City: high 26°C (79°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 1% of days
Wed 27 May – Sun 31 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Gaza City: high 28°C (82°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Catholic Christmas Day
Typically in Gaza City: high 19°C (66°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 34% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Gaza City: high 19°C (66°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 29% of days
Mon 15 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 13 Jun – Tue 16 Jun)
Islamic New Year
Typically in Gaza City: high 29°C (84°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Gaza City: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 22 May – Sun 31 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 22 May, Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 6 days in a rowTue 26 May – Sun 31 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 15 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 13 Jun – Tue 16 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓