Families march in the Israel Day on Fifth Parade, hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, May 18, 2025. (Photo credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via JNS)
Israel is turning 78 on April 21 and 22, or 5 lyar 5786, according to the Hebrew calendar. That’s the date of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day.
Jewish communities across the diaspora celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with special events. These are some local celebrations.
Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
April 21, 5 p.m. -7:30 p.m., JCC of Greater Baltimore, Owings Mills campus
3506 Gwynnbrook ave, Owings Mills, MD, 21117
Tickets: $15
Registration: jcc.org/event/yom-haatzmaut-celebration-2/
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut with a shuk-style marketplace at the Rosenbloom campus in Ownings Mills.
BZD Annual Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
April 22, 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
Register for location
Tickets: $38
Registration: bzdisrael.org/bzd-yom-haatzmaut-celebration-2026/
Celebrate with the Baltimore Zionist District a night of lively Israeli music, dancing, kosher food, a fun-filled kids zone, and a silent auction.