Public Holidays in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays in 2026, with the next one being Vap Full Moon Poya Day on Sun, Oct 25, 2026. The full year of public holidays and observances is listed below.
Public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | public |
| Sat, Jan 3, 2026 | Saturday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Thu, Jan 15, 2026 | Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | public |
| Sun, Feb 1, 2026 | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Wed, Feb 4, 2026 | Wednesday | National Day | public |
| Sun, Feb 15, 2026 | Sunday | Mahasivarathri Day | public |
| Mon, Mar 2, 2026 | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | public |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Fri, Apr 3, 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | public |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | Monday | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | public |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026 | Tuesday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year | public |
| Fri, May 1, 2026 | Friday | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Sat, May 2, 2026 | Saturday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Thu, May 28, 2026 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) | public |
| Sat, May 30, 2026 | Saturday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Mon, Jun 29, 2026 | Monday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Wed, Jul 29, 2026 | Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Wed, Aug 26, 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | public |
| Thu, Aug 27, 2026 | Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2026 | Saturday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2026 | Sunday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Sun, Nov 8, 2026 | Sunday | Deepavali Festival Day | public |
| Tue, Nov 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2026 | Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | public |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | public |
Public holidays in 2027
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | New Year's Day |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2027 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2027 | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2027 | Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thu, Feb 4, 2027 | National Day |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2027 | Mahasivarathri Day |
| Tue, Mar 2, 2027 | Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sun, Mar 21, 2027 | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Good Friday |
| Thu, Apr 1, 2027 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Tue, Apr 13, 2027 | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Wed, Apr 14, 2027 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Sat, May 1, 2027 | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sun, May 2, 2027 | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Fri, May 28, 2027 | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) |
| Sun, May 30, 2027 | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Tue, Jun 29, 2027 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thu, Jul 29, 2027 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thu, Aug 26, 2027 | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
| Fri, Aug 27, 2027 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sun, Sep 26, 2027 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Mon, Oct 25, 2027 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Mon, Nov 8, 2027 | Deepavali Festival Day |
| Wed, Nov 24, 2027 | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thu, Dec 23, 2027 | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sat, Dec 25, 2027 | Christmas Day |
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