School holiday dates for 2026–27 in Lithuania, for general education, copied from the official source, with the national public holidays inside them and how busy those months were for visitors in 2025. Dates can differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
When are the school holidays in Lithuania in 2026–27?
The dates below are copied from the official source, for general education; break names are given in the original language with a translation.1
| Break | Where | Dates | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudens atostogos (autumn holidays) | whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes) | 2 November 2026 to 8 November 2026 | |
| Žiemos (Kalėdų) atostogos (Christmas holidays) | whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes) | 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 | |
| Žiemos atostogos (winter holidays) | whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes) | 15 February 2027 to 21 February 2027 | |
| Pavasario (Velykų) atostogos (spring/Easter holidays) | pupils in primary and basic (lower-secondary) programmes | 22 March 2027 to 29 March 2027 | |
| Pavasario (Velykų) atostogos (spring/Easter holidays) | pupils in secondary (upper-secondary) programmes | 29 March 2027 to 4 April 2027 |
- Schools may change the timing (not the length) of these breaks, except the spring (Easter) break. Summer holidays run from the end of teaching to the start of the next school year, with no fixed dates.
Which public holidays fall in the school holidays?
National public holidays from Lithuania's official list that fall on days without school in the table (and where):
- 2 November 2026: All Souls' Day (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 24 December 2026: Christmas Eve (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 25 December 2026: Christmas Day (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 26 December 2026: Second day of Christmas (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 1 January 2027: New Year's Day (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 16 February 2027: Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (whole country (primary, basic and secondary education programmes))
- 28 March 2027: Easter Sunday (pupils in primary and basic (lower-secondary) programmes)
- 29 March 2027: Easter Monday (pupils in primary and basic (lower-secondary) programmes; pupils in secondary (upper-secondary) programmes)
How busy are those months?
Each month's share of Lithuania's 2025 tourist nights, for the months the dated breaks touch (an even spread would be 8.3% a month).
| Month | Share of 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 6.5% |
| February | 7.4% |
| March | 8.3% |
| April | 6.7% |
| November | 7.1% |
| December | 7.1% |
Check your own dates with are my dates busy?, or see Lithuania month by month.
Key takeaways
- Dates are copied from the official source, as it gives them.
- Some breaks differ by region or school; check the table and its notes.
- What we would skip: assuming one date for the whole country where the table shows regions.
Sources
School dates from the official source; holiday and tourism figures from the pages linked. See how we research.
- Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija; Teisės aktų registras, Dėl 2025–2026 ir 2026–2027 mokslo metų pradinio, pagrindinio ir vidurinio ugdymo programų bendrųjų ugdymo planų patvirtinimo, Nr. V-559 (suvestinė redakcija nuo 2026-09-03). Read it. Accessed 13 October 2026. An official text: not protected by copyright under Autorių teisių ir gretutinių teisių įstatymas, 5 straipsnis. Terms or law.
- Public holidays: Labour Code, art. 123 “Švenčių dienos”, consolidated version in force from 7 June 2026 (e-seimas.lrs.lt). Read it. Accessed 23 September 2026.
Modified data: we translated the break names, reformatted the dates and matched public holidays to the breaks.