Hanukkah Start 2025. When does hanukkah start for the next few years? Chanukah (hanukkah) 2024 starts at nightfall on december 25, 2024 and ends with nightfall on january 2, 2025 , beginning on the hebrew calendar date of 25 kislev , and lasting for eight days.

In 2024, hanukkah begins at sundown on wednesday, december 25, and continues through thursday, january 2, 2025. Hanukkah, the jewish festival of rededication.