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Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2016

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Every public holiday in Sri Lanka in 2016 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2016 on a calendar. Open the Sri Lanka calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2016 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Sri Lanka, 2016

DateDayHolidayType
15 JanuaryFridayTamil Thai Pongal DayNational
23 JanuarySaturdayDuruthu Full Moon Poya DayNational
4 FebruaryThursdayIndependence DayNational
22 FebruaryMondayNawam Full Moon Poya DayNational
7 MarchMondayMaha Sivarathri DayNational
22 MarchTuesdayMedin Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 MarchFridayGood FridayNational
13 AprilWednesdayDay Before Sinhala and Tamil New YearNational
14 AprilThursdaySinhala and Tamil New YearNational
15 AprilFridaySpecial Public HolidayNational
21 AprilThursdayBak Full Moon Poya DayNational
1 MaySundayInternational Workers' DayNational
21 MaySaturdayVesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
22 MaySundayDay Following Vesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
19 JuneSundayPoson Full Moon Poya DayNational
6 JulyWednesdayEid al-FitrNational
19 JulyTuesdayEsala Full Moon Poya DayNational
17 AugustWednesdayNikini Full Moon Poya DayNational
12 SeptemberMondayEid al-AdhaNational
16 SeptemberFridayBinara Full Moon Poya DayNational
15 OctoberSaturdayVap Full Moon Poya DayNational
29 OctoberSaturdayDeepavali Festival DayNational
14 NovemberMondayIl Full Moon Poya DayNational
12 DecemberMondayProphet's BirthdayNational
13 DecemberTuesdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 DecemberSundayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 26 national holidays in 2016, 18 fall on a weekday and 8 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2015 · Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2017

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Sri Lanka.