U.S. Embassy Jerusalem

Holiday List for Calendar Year 2026

New Year’s Day	Thursday	January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday	January 19
President’s Day (Washington’s Birthday)	Monday	February 16
Eid al Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast)	See below*	See below*
Passover (First Day, Pesach)	Thursday	April 2
Good Friday	Friday	April 3
Passover (Last Day, Pesach)	Wednesday	April 8
Israeli Independence Day (Yom  HaAtzmaut)	Wednesday	April 22
Shavuot (Pentecost)	Friday	May 22
Memorial Day	Monday	May 25
Eid al Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice)	See below*	See below*
Juneteenth	Friday	June 19
U.S. Independence Day	Friday	July 3
Labor Day	Monday	September 7
Rosh Hashana (First Day, New Year)	Saturday	September 12
Rosh Hashana (Last Day, New Year)	Sunday	September 13
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)	Monday	September 21
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)	Saturday	September 26
Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law)	Saturday	October 3
Columbus Day	Monday	October 12
Veterans Day	Wednesday	November 11
Thanksgiving Day	Thursday	November 26
Christmas Day	Friday	December 25

*Locally-observed Islamic Holidays:  Dates for these holidays are based on the lunar calendar.  Eid Al Fitr (Festival of Breaking of the Fast) is estimated to be on or around Friday, March 20, and Eid Al Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice) will be on or around Wednesday, May 27.