Public holidays
Public holidays in Palestine
Palestine has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 7 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday15 NovemberIndependence Day — in 65 days
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202719 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Wednesday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas Day
Friday 16 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'rajlong weekend likely
Sunday 8 MarchInternational Women's Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 5 AprilEasterfalls on a weekend
Sunday 12 AprilEasterfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adha
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adha
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likely
Saturday 30 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekend
Tuesday 16 JuneIslamic New Year
Tuesday 25 AugustProphet's Birthday
Sunday 15 NovemberIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 25 DecemberCatholic Christmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 5 JanuaryIsra' and Mi'raj
Thursday 7 JanuaryOrthodox Christmas Day
Monday 8 MarchInternational Women's Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitr
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitr
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitr
Sunday 28 MarchEasterfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 2 MayEasterfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likely
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adha
Wednesday 19 MayEid al-Adha
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Yearfalls on a weekend
Saturday 14 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekend
Monday 15 NovemberIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberCatholic Christmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 DecemberIsra' and Mi'rajfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.