Public holidays
Public holidays in Timor Leste
Timor Leste has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' Day
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Tuesday 3 MarchVeteran's Day
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayInternational Worker's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 20 MayRestoration of Independence Day
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Thursday 4 JuneCorpus Christi
Sunday 30 AugustPopular Consultation Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 NovemberAll Souls' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 NovemberNational Women's Day
Thursday 12 NovemberNational Youth Day
Saturday 28 NovemberProclamation of Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 DecemberMemorial Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 8 DecemberDay of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 31 DecemberNational Heroes Day
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 3 MarchVeteran's Day
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayInternational Worker's Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Thursday 20 MayRestoration of Independence Day
Thursday 27 MayCorpus Christi
Monday 30 AugustPopular Consultation Daylong weekend likely
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 2 NovemberAll Souls' Day
Wednesday 3 NovemberNational Women's Day
Friday 12 NovemberNational Youth Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 NovemberProclamation of Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 7 DecemberMemorial Day
Wednesday 8 DecemberDay of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 31 DecemberNational Heroes Daylong weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.