When Does Hanukkah Start 2025. Hanukkah, the jewish festival of rededication ๐ chanukah for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2. The dates for hanukkah change every year because they are based on the hebrew calendar, but it always begins at sundown on the evening of the first day.
On that evening, the first candle on the menorah is lit at nightfall. Hanukkah, the jewish festival of rededication ๐ chanukah for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2.