Feasts of the Lord – 2026 (Biblical Jewish Festivals)

(All dates begin at sundown the evening before and end at nightfall on the listed final day.)

🕊️ Feast of Weeks / Pentecost (Shavuot)

📅 Begins Thursday, May 21, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Saturday, May 23, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:Leviticus 23:15–21; Acts 2:1–4
💡 Meaning: Celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai and, for believers, the outpouring of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) in Jerusalem. It calls God’s people to live by His Word and Spirit.

🕊️ Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah / Yom Teruah)

📅 Begins Friday, September 11, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Sunday, September 13, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:Leviticus 23:23–25; Numbers 29:1–6
💡 Meaning: A day of trumpet blasts and awakening. It marks the civil new year in Judaism and points prophetically to the return of the Messiah when the trumpet of God will sound (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).

🕊️ Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

📅 Begins Sunday, September 20, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Monday, September 21, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:Leviticus 16; Leviticus 23:26–32; Hebrews 9:11–14
💡 Meaning: The holiest day of the year — a time of repentance and atonement. It foreshadows Messiah’s ultimate atonement for sin and points forward to Israel’s national reconciliation with God.

🕊️ Feast of Tabernacles / Booths (Sukkot)

📅 Begins Friday, September 25, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Friday, October 2, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:Leviticus 23:33–43; Zechariah 14:16–19; John 7:37–38
💡 Meaning: A joyous celebration remembering how God cared for Israel in the wilderness. It symbolizes God “dwelling” with His people and looks forward to His eternal presence with humanity (Revelation 21:3).

🕊️ Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah

📅 Begins Friday, October 2, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Sunday, October 4, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:Leviticus 23:36, 39; Deuteronomy 31:10–13
💡 Meaning: A special closing assembly at the end of Sukkot, celebrating the joy of God’s Word. Simchat Torah (“Rejoicing in the Torah”) marks the annual completion and restarting of Torah readings.

🕯️ Hanukkah – Feast of Dedication / Festival of Lights

📅 Begins Friday, December 4, 2026 at sundown
🌅 Ends Saturday, December 12, 2026 at nightfall
📖 Scripture:John 10:22; 1 Maccabees 4:36–59
💡 Meaning: Commemorates the rededication of the Temple after the Maccabean revolt and the miracle of the oil. It reminds believers to let their light shine and dedicate their lives to God’s holiness.