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Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2022

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Every public holiday in Sri Lanka in 2022 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 2022 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 2022 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Sri Lanka, 2022

DateDayHolidayType
14 JanuaryFridayTamil Thai Pongal DayNational
17 JanuaryMondayDuruthu Full Moon Poya DayNational
4 FebruaryFridayIndependence DayNational
16 FebruaryWednesdayNawam Full Moon Poya DayNational
1 MarchTuesdayMaha Sivarathri DayNational
17 MarchThursdayMedin Full Moon Poya DayNational
11 AprilMondaySpecial Public HolidayNational
12 AprilTuesdaySpecial Public HolidayNational
13 AprilWednesdayDay Before Sinhala and Tamil New YearNational
14 AprilThursdaySinhala and Tamil New YearNational
15 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
16 AprilSaturdayBak Full Moon Poya DayNational
1 MaySundayInternational Workers' DayNational
2 MayMondaySpecial Public HolidayNational
3 MayTuesdayEid al-FitrNational
15 MaySundayVesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
16 MayMondayDay Following Vesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
14 JuneTuesdayPoson Full Moon Poya DayNational
10 JulySundayEid al-AdhaNational
13 JulyWednesdayEsala Full Moon Poya DayNational
11 AugustThursdayNikini Full Moon Poya DayNational
10 SeptemberSaturdayBinara Full Moon Poya DayNational
9 OctoberSundayProphet's Birthday; Vap Full Moon Poya DayNational
24 OctoberMondayDeepavali Festival DayNational
7 NovemberMondayIl Full Moon Poya DayNational
7 DecemberWednesdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 DecemberSundayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 27 national holidays in 2022, 20 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.

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