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
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.