Sukkot 2027 Dates: When Is Sukkot 2027?

The answer

Sukkot 2027 begins at sundown on Friday, October 15, 2027. Simchat Torah, the last day of the season, is Sunday, October 24, 2027 outside Israel and Saturday, October 23, 2027 in Israel.

Begins: Fri, Oct 15, at sundown
First day: Sat, Oct 16
Hoshana Rabbah: Fri, Oct 22
Shemini Atzeret: Sat, Oct 23
Simchat Torah: Sun, Oct 24 outside Israel · Sat, Oct 23 Israel

It is 5788 in the Hebrew calendar, the 15th of Tishrei. The festival lasts seven days, followed at once by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Outside Israel the first two days are Yom Tov; in Israel only the first. The days between are Chol Hamoed. The first day falls on Shabbat this year, so there is no lulav and etrog on that day.

Planning ahead

Where to spend Sukkot 2027

Program details for 2027 will be announced in the spring. The current program is the picture of what to expect: a hotel taken for the chag, a sukkah on site, scholars in residence and a person in your region who answers the phone.

Sukkot programs
How a Kosher Travelers chag works, and what to ask before you book.
Sukkot at David's Harp, Kinneret
The Kinneret hotel, the scholars and the days.

Send an inquiry with "Sukkot 2027" in the message to hear first when the details are confirmed.

Day by day

The Sukkot 2027 calendar

Dates begin at sundown the evening before. Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed as kept outside Israel; in Israel the second day is Chol Hamoed and Simchat Torah is kept with Shemini Atzeret.
Date	Day	Note
Friday, October 15, 2027	Erev Sukkot	Yom Tov begins at sundown
Saturday, October 16, 2027	Sukkot I (Yom Tov)	Lulav and etrog taken, except on Shabbat
Sunday, October 17, 2027	Sukkot II (Yom Tov outside Israel; Chol Hamoed in Israel)
Monday, October 18, 2027	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot III)
Tuesday, October 19, 2027	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot IV)
Wednesday, October 20, 2027	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot V)
Thursday, October 21, 2027	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot VI)
Friday, October 22, 2027	Hoshana Rabbah (Sukkot VII)	The long Hoshanot service
Saturday, October 23, 2027	Shemini Atzeret (Yom Tov)	In Israel, Simchat Torah is kept on this day too
Sunday, October 24, 2027	Simchat Torah (Yom Tov outside Israel)	Outside Israel only; in Israel this is an ordinary day

Shabbat falls inside the festival on Sat, Oct 16 and Sat, Oct 23. Candle-lighting times depend on where you are.

The days that matter

What each part of Sukkot is

The first two days: Yom Tov. The festival meals are eaten in the sukkah, and the lulav and etrog are taken each day except Shabbat.
Chol Hamoed: the days between. Work is limited, the sukkah and lulav continue, and travel and day trips are allowed.
Hoshana Rabbah: the seventh day of the festival, with the long Hoshanot service and seven circuits of the synagogue.
Shemini Atzeret: the eighth day, a festival in its own right.
Simchat Torah: the completion of the yearly Torah reading and its restart. Outside Israel it is the day after Shemini Atzeret; in Israel the two are one day.

Questions

The questions families ask

When does Sukkot 2027 start?

It begins at sundown on Friday, October 15, 2027. The first day of Yom Tov is Saturday, October 16, 2027.

When does Sukkot 2027 end?

The festival itself ends with Hoshana Rabbah on Friday, October 22, 2027. The festival then closes with Shemini Atzeret on Saturday, October 23, 2027, and outside Israel Simchat Torah follows on Sunday, October 24, 2027. In Israel, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are one day.

How many days is Sukkot?

Seven days, with Shemini Atzeret on the eighth. Outside Israel the first two days and the eighth and ninth days (Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah) are Yom Tov; in Israel the first and eighth days are. The days between are Chol Hamoed, when travel and day trips are allowed.

When is Simchat Torah 2027?

Sunday, October 24, 2027 outside Israel, beginning the evening before. In Israel Simchat Torah is kept together with Shemini Atzeret on Saturday, October 23, 2027.

Will Kosher Travelers run a Sukkot program in 2027?

Yes. The 2027 program is at David's Harp on the Kinneret, from Friday, October 15 to Friday, October 22, 2027. The hotel and the days are on the Sukkot at David's Harp page, and the Sukkot programs page has the line-up.

Does Sukkot 2027 fall on Shabbat?

Yes. Erev Sukkot is Friday, Fri, Oct 15, and the first day is Shabbat, Saturday, October 16, 2027, so the lulav and etrog are not taken that day; the first day's mitzvah is kept on the next.