Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Timor-Leste and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
3 Mar	Tue	Veterans Day
20 Mar	Fri	Idul Fitri
3 Apr	Fri	Holy Friday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
20 May	Wed	Independence Restoration Day
27 May	Wed	Idul Adha
4 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi
30 Aug	Sun	Popular Consultation Day
1 Nov	Sun	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day
3 Nov	Tue	National Women's Day
12 Nov	Thu	National Youth Day
28 Nov	Sat	Independence Day
7 Dec	Mon	Memorial Day
8 Dec	Tue	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Thu	National Heroes Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
3 Mar	Wed	Veterans Day
9 Mar	Tue	Idul Fitri
25 Mar	Thu	Maundy Thursday
26 Mar	Fri	Holy Friday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
16 May	Sun	Idul Adha
20 May	Thu	Independence Restoration Day
27 May	Thu	Corpus Christi
30 Aug	Mon	Popular Consultation Day
1 Nov	Mon	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Tue	All Souls' Day
3 Nov	Wed	National Women's Day
12 Nov	Fri	National Youth Day
28 Nov	Sun	Independence Day
7 Dec	Tue	Memorial Day
8 Dec	Wed	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Fri	National Heroes Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Idul Fitri
3 Mar	Fri	Veterans Day
14 Apr	Fri	Holy Friday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Idul Adha
20 May	Sat	Independence Restoration Day
15 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi
30 Aug	Wed	Popular Consultation Day
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Thu	All Souls' Day
3 Nov	Fri	National Women's Day
12 Nov	Sun	National Youth Day
28 Nov	Tue	Independence Day
7 Dec	Thu	Memorial Day
8 Dec	Fri	Immaculate Conception
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Sun	National Heroes Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

East Timor currently celebrates 15 national holidays and has three tentative national holidays. For the last two years, these tentative holidays were announced as national holidays about a month before they were celebrated. It is assumed at this time that they will eventually become official holidays.

The laws governing holidays in East Timor are found in the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor of August 2005. The laws governing national holidays require that employers provide a day off to employees for the day. However, it is unknown at this time if employers are required to pay the employees for the holiday.