Public holidays
Public holidays in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays in 2026, of which 9 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday26 SeptemberBinara Full Moon Poya Day — in 15 days
202626 dayspublic holidays in total
20270 daysalready scheduled
2026
Saturday 3 JanuaryDuruthu Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 15 JanuaryTamil Thai Pongal Day
Sunday 1 FebruaryNawam Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 4 FebruaryIndependence Day
Sunday 15 FebruaryMaha Sivarathri Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 MarchMedin Full Moon Poya Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 1 AprilBak Full Moon Poya Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 13 AprilDay Before Sinhala and Tamil New Yearlong weekend likely
Tuesday 14 AprilSinhala and Tamil New Year
Friday 1 MayInternational Workers' Daylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayVesak Full Moon Poya Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 MayDay Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adha
Saturday 30 MayAdhi Poson Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 JunePoson Full Moon Poya Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 29 JulyEsala Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday 26 AugustProphet's Birthday
Thursday 27 AugustNikini Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday 26 SeptemberBinara Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 25 OctoberVap Full Moon Poya Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 8 NovemberDiwalifalls on a weekend
Tuesday 24 NovemberIl Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday 23 DecemberUnduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
No dates recorded for this year.
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.