Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2026
26 national holidays · 2027
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 01 Jan | New Year's Day | public holiday |
| Sat 03 Jan | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Thu 15 Jan | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | public holiday |
| Sun 01 Feb | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Wed 04 Feb | National Day | public holiday |
| Sun 15 Feb | Mahasivarathri Day | public holiday |
| Mon 02 Mar | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Sat 21 Mar | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | public holiday |
| Wed 01 Apr | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Fri 03 Apr | Good Friday | public holiday |
| Mon 13 Apr | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | public holiday |
| Tue 14 Apr | Sinhala and Tamil New Year | public holiday |
| Fri 01 May | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Sat 02 May | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Thu 28 May | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) | public holiday |
| Sat 30 May | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Mon 29 Jun | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Wed 29 Jul | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Wed 26 Aug | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | public holiday |
| Thu 27 Aug | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Sat 26 Sep | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Sun 25 Oct | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Sun 08 Nov | Deepavali Festival Day | public holiday |
| Tue 24 Nov | Il Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Wed 23 Dec | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | public holiday |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | public holiday |
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