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 — in 51 days
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.