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Palestine Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Palestine
Palestine has 17 national public holidays in 2025. 11 of them fall on a weekday and 6 on a weekend. There are 3 long weekends and 5 more if you take a bridge day off.
Palestine public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | رأس السنة الميلادي | Public holiday | |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | عيد الميلاد المجيد الشرقي | Public holiday | |
| Isra' and Mi'raj | ذكرى الإسراء والمعراج | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | International Women's Day | يوم المراة العالمي | Public holiday |
| Weekend | Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر السعيد | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر السعيد | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر السعيد | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Easter | عيد الفصح المجيد | Public holiday |
| Labor Day | عيد العمال | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى المبارك | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى المبارك | Public holiday |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى المبارك | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى المبارك | Public holiday | |
| Islamic New Year | رأس السنة الهجرية | Public holiday | |
| Prophet's Birthday | ذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Independence Day | عيد الاستقلال | Public holiday |
| Catholic Christmas Day | عيد الميلاد المجيد الغربي | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Palestine holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 3
February
March 3
April 2
May 1
June 5
July
August
September 1
October
November 1
December 1
Long weekends in Palestine 2025
3 long weekends come for free, and 5 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 4 Jan – Tue 7 Jan
Take off Mon 6 Jan
Sat 25 Jan – Mon 27 Jan
No leave needed
Sat 29 Mar – Tue 1 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun
Take off Fri 27 Jun
Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep
Take off Fri 5 Sep
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Planning a trip to Palestine?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.