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Public holidays in Sri Lanka

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Public holiday dates for Sri Lanka, year by year. Pick a year above for the full list, or read 2026 below.

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Public holidays in Sri Lanka, 2026

DateDayHolidayType
3 JanuarySaturdayDuruthu Full Moon Poya DayNational
15 JanuaryThursdayTamil Thai Pongal DayNational
1 FebruarySundayNawam Full Moon Poya DayNational
4 FebruaryWednesdayIndependence DayNational
15 FebruarySundayMaha Sivarathri DayNational
2 MarchMondayMedin Full Moon Poya DayNational
21 MarchSaturdayEid al-FitrNational
1 AprilWednesdayBak Full Moon Poya DayNational
3 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
13 AprilMondayDay Before Sinhala and Tamil New YearNational
14 AprilTuesdaySinhala and Tamil New YearNational
1 MayFridayInternational Workers' Day; Vesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
2 MaySaturdayDay Following Vesak Full Moon Poya DayNational
28 MayThursdayEid al-AdhaNational
30 MaySaturdayAdhi Poson Full Moon Poya DayNational
29 JuneMondayPoson Full Moon Poya DayNational
29 JulyWednesdayEsala Full Moon Poya DayNational
26 AugustWednesdayProphet's BirthdayNational
27 AugustThursdayNikini Full Moon Poya DayNational
26 SeptemberSaturdayBinara Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 OctoberSundayVap Full Moon Poya DayNational
8 NovemberSundayDeepavali Festival DayNational
24 NovemberTuesdayIl Full Moon Poya DayNational
23 DecemberWednesdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya DayNational
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational

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