Hanukkah Flyer Ideas for Menorah Lightings, Latke Parties and Community Events

A Hanukkah flyer invites people to one night of an eight-night holiday, so the first thing it has to get right is which night and which date. Synagogues and community centers make them for public menorah lightings, schools for class celebrations, families for latke parties, and restaurants for a Hanukkah dinner or holiday hours. The second thing to check is the menorah: eight candles in a straight row, the shamash set apart, and the right number lit for that night. The holiday flyer calendar covers the rest of the year.

Hanukkah 2026 dates for your flyer

Hanukkah 2026 begins at sundown on Friday, December 4, and runs until nightfall on Saturday, December 12. Each night adds one candle, and two of the nights fall on Shabbat eve:

Chabad explains that many communities light shortly after sunset and others after nightfall, about 30 minutes after sunset, and that on Friday the lights need enough fuel to burn until half an hour after nightfall. Sunset times change by city, so check yours before you print a lighting time. A Sunday to Thursday event is the simplest to schedule; a Saturday party should start after Shabbat ends.

What to put on a Hanukkah flyer

Write the details down first, listed from the largest line on the flyer to the smallest:

1. The event. "Community Menorah Lighting", "Latke Party", "Hanukkah Dinner".
2. The night and the date. "The third night of Hanukkah, Sunday, December 6." The night tells people how many candles will be lit.
3. The time. "Lighting at 5 PM." On Fridays, "before Shabbat"; on Saturday, "after Shabbat ends".
4. The place. The square, the synagogue hall or the home, with the street address. Outdoor lightings need "dress warm" and a backup location.
5. Who is welcome. "Everyone is welcome", "Families with kids", "Members and guests".
6. The food. Latkes, sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), applesauce and sour cream. If it's kosher, say so.
7. What happens. Dreidel games, chocolate gelt, live music, a make-your-own-menorah table for kids.
8. What to bring. Your own menorah for a group lighting, or a dish to share.
9. Cost. "Free" or a price per person, and whether kids pay.
10. How to reply. A phone number or email to RSVP, with a date to RSVP by.
11. The host. The synagogue, school, community group, restaurant or family.

Hanukkah flyer ideas and wording

Wording for five kinds of events, with fictional details to replace.

Hanukkah party flyer

• Headlines: "Latke Party", "Light the Second Night with Us", "Hanukkah Latkes and Dreidels"
• Supporting line: "Saturday, December 5, 7 PM, after Shabbat ends. Bring your menorah."
• Call to action: "RSVP by December 1 to Dana and Eli at 555-0148."

Community menorah lighting and other Hanukkah event flyers

• Headlines: "Community Menorah Lighting", "Light Up Bell Tower Square", "Hanukkah on the Square"
• Supporting line: "The third night of Hanukkah, Sunday, December 6, 5 PM. Latkes, doughnuts and klezmer music."
• Call to action: "Free, everyone welcome. Dress warm."

Hanukkah celebration flyer for a school or class

• Headlines: "Our Class Hanukkah Celebration", "Dreidels, Latkes and Stories"
• Supporting line: "Tuesday, December 8, 2 PM, in Room 12. Families welcome to join us for the fifth night's story."
• Call to action: "Sign up to bring applesauce or napkins on the sheet by the door."

Hanukkah dinner flyer

• Headlines: "Hanukkah Dinner", "Eight Nights, One Dinner Worth Planning For"
• Supporting line: "Wednesday, December 9. Latkes, brisket and sufganiyot, $38 adults."
• Call to action: "Reserve your table at 555-0183."

Happy Hanukkah flyer for a business

• Headlines: "Happy Hanukkah from All of Us", "Wishing You a Bright Hanukkah"
• Supporting line: "Fresh sufganiyot every morning, December 4 to 11" or "Closing early at 3 PM on Friday, December 4."
• Call to action: "Pre-order doughnut boxes at the counter."

The layout basics for any gathering (date and address largest, one focal image) are on the event flyer ideas page.

Design tips for Hanukkah flyers

Count the branches on the menorah. A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, has nine. Chabad describes eight holders set level in one straight row, never a zigzag, plus the shamash on its own, a little higher or lower. After the flyer is made, count the candles and check that the shamash stands apart. If it's wrong, type the fix or generate again.

Light the right number of candles. A flyer for the third night shows three candles and the shamash lit. Chabad says candles are added from right to left and lit from left to right, so on the third night the three right-hand candles burn, plus the shamash.

Keep Christmas imagery off. No trees, ornaments, Santa hats or red-and-green palettes. Blue and white, navy and gold, or silver read as Hanukkah. Add "no Christmas trees or ornaments" to your description, then check the finished flyer for them anyway.

Treat Hebrew lettering with care. If you want Hebrew letters on the flyer, have someone who reads Hebrew check every letter of the result before it prints, or use the English "Happy Hanukkah". The same goes for letters on a dreidel: Chabad lists nun, gimmel, hey and shin, so a plain dreidel is safer than one with letters you can't check.

Separate it from a Christmas party flyer. If your office or school holds one December party for everyone, that invitation follows the Christmas party flyer wording for a neutral "holiday party"; a Hanukkah invitation should look like Hanukkah alone.

Hanukkah flyer sizes and printing

A lobby print, an email and a social post cover most of them:

On letter paper, Tall at 4K works out to about 290 pixels per inch; 3:4 is slightly narrower than 8.5 x 11, so expect a narrow trim. Poster and A4 sizes are covered in the size guide for printed flyers.

More Hanukkah flyer prompts

Here are prompts for a classroom celebration and a bakery's Hanukkah greeting. Swap in your own night, date and address, and either one works as a reusable Hanukkah flyer template:

Hanukkah Celebration in Room 12 at Sparrow Ridge Elementary School, 52 Ridge Road. Tuesday, December 8, 2 PM. Families are welcome to join us for dreidel games, latkes and a story for the fifth night of Hanukkah. Sign up to bring applesauce, napkins or juice on the sheet by the classroom door, or email room12@example.com. Friendly blue and white design with a cartoon dreidel and paper cutout stars.

Happy Hanukkah from Tamarack Street Bakery, 62 Tamarack Street. Fresh sufganiyot every morning from Friday, December 4 to Friday, December 11, $3 each or a box of 6 for $15. We close at 3 PM on Friday, December 4. Pre-order boxes at the counter or call 555-0131. Blue and silver design with a photo of powdered jelly doughnuts on a tray.

How to make a Hanukkah flyer in Flyer Maker

1. Find your night and date in the Hanukkah 2026 dates table, and check local sunset if the event includes a lighting on a Friday or Saturday.
2. In Flyer Maker's "Describe your flyer" box, write the event: the name, the night, the date, the time, the address, the food and who's welcome.
3. Describe the menorah in words in the same box: "eight candles in a straight, even row and the shamash set higher, with three candles and the shamash lit". Add "no Christmas trees or ornaments".
4. Choose a Size: Tall for the lobby board, Wide for the email newsletter, Portrait for social posts.
5. Set the colors under More options. Dark suits a navy and gold night sky, as long as you name those colors in your description. For blue and silver, pick "My brand colors" and spell out the colors, since that option has no color picker.
6. Select "Create flyer". Then look for four things: the number of candles, the shamash, the spelling of Hanukkah on every line, and the weekday next to the date.
7. Fix what's off in "Want to change something?" under the flyer (currently 60 credits, 70 for 2K, 90 for 4K), for example "light only three candles and the shamash". Look over the whole flyer once more afterward.