Dates
Tu B'Av 2024
Begins at sundown on August 18, 2024 and ends at nightfall on August 19, 2024.
Starts
August 18, 2024
at sundown
Ends
August 19, 2024
at nightfall
Length
1 day
work permitted
Years on file
7 years
2024 to 2030
Tu B'Av 2024 ended on August 19, 2024. The dates, times and customs below are kept as a record.
Next: Tu B'Av 2027, sundown August 17, 2027 →Israel or the diaspora?
Same date everywhere; barely marked outside Israel.
Tu B'Av is a minor festival described in the Mishnah as one of the happiest days of the year, when unmarried women would dance in the vineyards.
On the ground
What happens in Israel
Modern Israel treats it as a day for love and romance, with weddings, concerts and heavy advertising.
Every year on file
Tu B'Av in other years
The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar, so the Gregorian date moves by up to a month from year to year but stays in the same season.
The rest of 2024
Other Jewish holidays in 2024
8 of the 14 other dates on the 2024 calendar, in the order they fall. Each has its own page for 2024.
January 25, 2024
Tu BiShvat 2024
The new year of the trees. Tree planting in Israel and eating the fruits of the land.
March 24, 2024
Purim 2024
Celebrates the rescue of the Jews of Persia as told in the Book of Esther. Megillah readings, costumes, mishloach manot and festive meals.
April 23, 2024
Passover (Pesach) 2024
The festival of freedom, marking the Exodus from Egypt. Seder nights, matzah, and no chametz for eight days (seven in Israel).
May 6, 2024
Yom HaShoah 2024
Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel a two-minute siren brings the country to a standstill.
May 13, 2024
Yom HaZikaron 2024
Israel's Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the day before Independence Day.
May 14, 2024
Yom HaAtzmaut 2024
Israel's Independence Day, marking the declaration of the state in 1948.
May 26, 2024
Lag BaOmer 2024
The 33rd day of the Omer count. Bonfires, weddings and celebrations at Mount Meron.
June 12, 2024
Shavuot 2024
The festival of receiving the Torah at Sinai. All-night learning and dairy foods. Two days in the diaspora, one in Israel.
Frequently asked questions
When is Tu B'Av 2024?+
Tu B'Av 2024 begins at sundown on August 18, 2024 and ends at nightfall on August 19, 2024. Jewish days start in the evening, so the first full day is August 19, 2024.
How long is Tu B'Av?+
1 day. Same date everywhere; barely marked outside Israel.
Is Tu B'Av different in Israel?+
Same date everywhere; barely marked outside Israel.
What happens in Israel on Tu B'Av?+
Modern Israel treats it as a day for love and romance, with weddings, concerts and heavy advertising.