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Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2018

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Every public holiday in Sri Lanka in 2018 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 2018 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 2018 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Sri Lanka, 2018

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryMondayDuruthu Full Moon Poya DayNational
14 JanuarySundayTamil Thai Pongal DayNational
31 JanuaryWednesdayNawam Full Moon Poya DayNational
4 FebruarySundayIndependence DayNational
13 FebruaryTuesdayMaha Sivarathri DayNational
1 MarchThursdayMedin Full Moon Poya DayNational
30 MarchFridayGood FridayNational
31 MarchSaturdayBak Full Moon Poya DayNational
13 AprilFridayDay Before Sinhala and Tamil New YearNational
14 AprilSaturdaySinhala and Tamil New YearNational
29 AprilSundayVesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
30 AprilMondayDay Following Vesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
1 MayTuesdayInternational Workers' DayNational
29 MayTuesdayAdhi Poson Full Moon Poya DayNational
15 JuneFridayEid al-FitrNational
27 JuneWednesdayPoson Full Moon Poya DayNational
27 JulyFridayEsala Full Moon Poya DayNational
22 AugustWednesdayEid al-AdhaNational
25 AugustSaturdayNikini Full Moon Poya DayNational
24 SeptemberMondayBinara Full Moon Poya DayNational
24 OctoberWednesdayVap Full Moon Poya DayNational
6 NovemberTuesdayDeepavali Festival DayNational
20 NovemberTuesdayProphet's BirthdayNational
22 NovemberThursdayIl Full Moon Poya DayNational
22 DecemberSaturdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 DecemberTuesdayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 26 national holidays in 2018, 19 fall on a weekday and 7 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 2017 · Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2019

Other countries

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