Sukkot 2028 Dates: When Is Sukkot 2028?

The answer

Sukkot 2028 begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 4, 2028. Simchat Torah, the last day of the season, is Friday, October 13, 2028 outside Israel and Thursday, October 12, 2028 in Israel.

Begins: Wed, Oct 4, at sundown
First day: Thu, Oct 5
Hoshana Rabbah: Wed, Oct 11
Shemini Atzeret: Thu, Oct 12
Simchat Torah: Fri, Oct 13 outside Israel · Thu, Oct 12 Israel

It is 5789 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.

Planning ahead

Where to spend Sukkot 2028

Program details for 2028 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 2028" in the message to hear first when the details are confirmed.

Day by day

The Sukkot 2028 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
Wednesday, October 4, 2028	Erev Sukkot	Yom Tov begins at sundown
Thursday, October 5, 2028	Sukkot I (Yom Tov)	Lulav and etrog taken, except on Shabbat
Friday, October 6, 2028	Sukkot II (Yom Tov outside Israel; Chol Hamoed in Israel)
Saturday, October 7, 2028	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot III)
Sunday, October 8, 2028	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot IV)
Monday, October 9, 2028	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot V)
Tuesday, October 10, 2028	Chol Hamoed (Sukkot VI)
Wednesday, October 11, 2028	Hoshana Rabbah (Sukkot VII)	The long Hoshanot service
Thursday, October 12, 2028	Shemini Atzeret (Yom Tov)	In Israel, Simchat Torah is kept on this day too
Friday, October 13, 2028	Simchat Torah (Yom Tov outside Israel)	Outside Israel only; in Israel this is an ordinary day

Shabbat falls inside the festival on Sat, Oct 7. 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 2028 start?

It begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 4, 2028. The first day of Yom Tov is Thursday, October 5, 2028.

When does Sukkot 2028 end?

The festival itself ends with Hoshana Rabbah on Wednesday, October 11, 2028. The festival then closes with Shemini Atzeret on Thursday, October 12, 2028, and outside Israel Simchat Torah follows on Friday, October 13, 2028. 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 2028?

Friday, October 13, 2028 outside Israel, beginning the evening before. In Israel Simchat Torah is kept together with Shemini Atzeret on Thursday, October 12, 2028.

Will Kosher Travelers run a Sukkot program in 2028?

Program details for 2028 will be announced in the spring. The Sukkot programs page and Sukkot at David's Harp show how a program runs, and an inquiry with "Sukkot 2028" in the message means Shelley tells you as soon as the details are confirmed.

Does Sukkot 2028 fall on Shabbat?

The first day of Sukkot is Thursday, so Shabbat falls during the festival on Sat, Oct 7.