Sukkot Dates: When Is Sukkot 2027?

The answer

Sukkot 2027 begins at sundown on Friday, October 15, 2027 and Simchat Torah is Sunday, October 24, 2027 outside Israel. Sukkot 2026 began at sundown on Friday, September 25, 2026 and has ended.

Sukkot 2027: Fri, Oct 15 to Sun, Oct 24
Sukkot 2026 (over): Fri, Sep 25 to Sun, Oct 4

The festival falls on the 15th of Tishrei every year. Because the Hebrew calendar is lunar, the civil date moves: always between mid-September and late October. Each year has its own page with the day-by-day calendar.

Every year

Sukkot dates, 2026 to 2031

Each year begins at sundown the evening before the first day. Shemini Atzeret is the same date in Israel and outside it; Simchat Torah is the following day outside Israel and the same day in Israel.
Year	Begins (evening)	First day	Hoshana Rabbah	Shemini Atzeret	Simchat Torah, outside Israel
20265787	Friday, September 25, 2026	Saturday, September 26, 2026	Friday, October 2, 2026	Saturday, October 3, 2026	Sunday, October 4, 2026
20275788	Friday, October 15, 2027	Saturday, October 16, 2027	Friday, October 22, 2027	Saturday, October 23, 2027	Sunday, October 24, 2027
20285789	Wednesday, October 4, 2028	Thursday, October 5, 2028	Wednesday, October 11, 2028	Thursday, October 12, 2028	Friday, October 13, 2028
20295790	Sunday, September 23, 2029	Monday, September 24, 2029	Sunday, September 30, 2029	Monday, October 1, 2029	Tuesday, October 2, 2029
20305791	Friday, October 11, 2030	Saturday, October 12, 2030	Friday, October 18, 2030	Saturday, October 19, 2030	Sunday, October 20, 2030
20315792	Wednesday, October 1, 2031	Thursday, October 2, 2031	Wednesday, October 8, 2031	Thursday, October 9, 2031	Friday, October 10, 2031

How the date is set

Why Sukkot moves in the civil calendar, and what falls when

It begins five days after Yom Kippur, on the 15th of Tishrei, the full moon of that month. The Hebrew calendar counts by the moon and adds a leap month seven times in nineteen years to stay in step with the seasons, so the festival can begin anywhere from mid-September to late October.

Its seven days are followed at once by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. The first day is Yom Tov everywhere; outside Israel the second is as well. The days between are Chol Hamoed, when the sukkah and lulav continue and travel is allowed. The seventh day is Hoshana Rabbah. Shemini Atzeret is a festival in its own right, and outside Israel Simchat Torah follows it the next day; in Israel the two are one.

Both years begin on a Friday evening, so the first day is Shabbat and the lulav and etrog are first taken on the second day.

Where to spend it

Sukkot programs

Kosher Travelers' 2026 program was at David's Harp on the Kinneret. The 2027 program runs from Friday, October 15 to Friday, October 22, 2027.

Sukkot programs · Sukkot at David's Harp, Kinneret · Sukkot 2027 dates, day by day

Questions

When is Sukkot: the questions people ask

When is Sukkot 2027?

It begins at sundown on Friday, October 15, 2027 and Simchat Torah is Sunday, October 24, 2027 outside Israel. See Sukkot 2027 dates.

When does Sukkot end?

The festival ends with Hoshana Rabbah on Friday, October 22, 2027. Shemini Atzeret follows on Saturday, October 23, 2027, and outside Israel Simchat Torah on Sunday, October 24, 2027.

When is Simchat Torah 2027?

Sunday, October 24, 2027 outside Israel. In Israel it is kept together with Shemini Atzeret on Saturday, October 23, 2027.

When was Sukkot 2026?

It began at sundown on Friday, September 25, 2026 and Simchat Torah was Sunday, October 4, 2026 outside Israel. The day-by-day calendar is on Sukkot 2026 dates.

Why does the date of Sukkot change every year?

The festival is fixed in the Hebrew calendar, on the 15th of Tishrei, and the Hebrew calendar is lunar with a leap month added seven times in nineteen years. Against the civil calendar the date therefore moves, always between mid-September and late October.

How many days is Sukkot?

Seven days, with Shemini Atzeret on the eighth and, outside Israel, Simchat Torah on the ninth. The first two days are Yom Tov outside Israel and the first only in Israel; the days between are Chol Hamoed.

Are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah the same day?

In Israel, yes: both are kept on Shemini Atzeret. Outside Israel they are two days, Simchat Torah following Shemini Atzeret.

Where does Kosher Travelers spend Sukkot?

At David's Harp on the Kinneret in 2026. In 2027 the program runs from Friday, October 15 to Friday, October 22. See Sukkot programs.