Public holidays in Timor Leste 2023

18 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Timor Leste

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo	Dia de Ano Novo
3 March Friday	Friday	Veteran's Day Dia dos Veteranos	Dia dos Veteranos
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Sexta-Feira Santa	Sexta-Feira Santa
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Idul Fitri	Idul Fitri
1 May Monday	Monday	International Worker's Day Dia Mundial do Trabalhador	Dia Mundial do Trabalhador
20 May Saturday	Saturday	Restoration of Independence Day National day Dia da Restauração da Independência	Dia da Restauração da Independência
8 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi Religious Festa do Corpo de Deus	Festa do Corpo de Deus
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious Idul Adha	Idul Adha
30 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Popular Consultation Day Dia da Consulta Popular	Dia da Consulta Popular
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Dia de Todos os Santos	Dia de Todos os Santos
2 November Thursday	Thursday	All Souls' Day Religious Dia de Todos os Fiéis Defuntos	Dia de Todos os Fiéis Defuntos
3 November Friday	Friday	National Women's Day Dia Nacional da Mulher	Dia Nacional da Mulher
12 November Sunday	Sunday	National Youth Day Dia Nacional da Juventude	Dia Nacional da Juventude
28 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Proclamation of Independence Day National day Dia da Proclamação da Independência	Dia da Proclamação da Independência
7 December Thursday	Thursday	Memorial Day Dia da Memória	Dia da Memória
8 December Friday	Friday	Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness Religious Dia de Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, padroeira de Timor-Leste	Dia de Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição, padroeira de Timor-Leste
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Dia de Natal	Dia de Natal
31 December Sunday	Sunday	National Heroes Day National day Dia dos Heróis Nacionais	Dia dos Heróis Nacionais

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Timor Leste (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · 3 days off
Veteran's Day
Typically in Dili: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Dili: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
International Worker's Day
Typically in Dili: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 13% of days
Wed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · 5 days off
All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, National Women's Day
Typically in Dili: high 33°C (91°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 10% of days
Thu 7 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 4 days off
Memorial Day, Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness
Typically in Dili: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Dili: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
National Heroes Day, New Year's Day
Typically in Dili: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 57% of days

Bridge days

Fri 9 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun)
Corpus Christi
Typically in Dili: high 30°C (86°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Dili: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 19% of days
Mon 27 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 25 Nov – Tue 28 Nov)
Proclamation of Independence Day
Typically in Dili: high 32°C (90°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 53% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 27 Oct – Sun 5 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 27 Oct, Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Mar – Sun 5 Mar · Veteran's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · International Worker's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · Corpus ChristiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 31 Oct) get 6 days in a rowTue 31 Oct – Sun 5 Nov · All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, National Women's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 6 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 6 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · Memorial Day, Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste PatronessShow on calendar ↓