Sri Lanka Public Holidays

All public holidays in Sri Lanka — national days, religious observances, bank holidays and optional commemorations. Auto-refreshed yearly.

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About this calendar

Sri Lanka Public Holidays lists the all-day public observances carried in this Sri Lanka holiday schedule, with the sample dominated by Buddhist Poya days and supplemented by Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and civic dates. The bundled events include Adhi Poson and Poson, Esala, Nikini, Binara, Vap, Il, Duruthu, and Unduvap Full Moon Poya Days, together with Id-Ul-Alha, Milad-Un-Nabi, Deepavali, Tamil Thai Pongal Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. That combination reflects the country's multi-faith public calendar more clearly than a simple national-holidays list, because monthly lunar observances sit beside widely recognised annual festivals. Entries are structured as date markers rather than timed appointments, which is the right fit for a holiday calendar whose practical effect is on closures, ceremonies, school timetables, and bank routines. The repeated appearance of Poya days is especially important, since those Buddhist observances are a defining feature of Sri Lanka's annual rhythm and make the schedule more granular than many other national holiday feeds. The sample also shows how lunar observances, religious festivals, and civic dates can sit in the same maintained sequence, with each entry given its own place in the calendar. That mixture of civic, religious, and lunar timing is what makes the feed distinctive. This Smart Calendar Feed is free to subscribe in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook, keeping Sri Lanka's holiday pattern alongside payroll calendars, travel plans, and family schedules without manual entry. It is particularly useful where public institutions, schools, and businesses need one schedule that reflects both fixed annual festivals and dates tied to lunar observance. The calendar updates regularly so revised observance dates and other changes to the published holiday list appear automatically. For Sri Lanka, the value lies in keeping a moving lunar-and-civil holiday framework visible in one calendar view rather than scattered across separate notices.

Upcoming events

May 2026

MAY28

All day

Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)

in 4 days

MAY30

All day

Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day

in 6 days

June 2026

JUN29

All day

Poson Full Moon Poya Day

in 5 weeks

July 2026

JUL29

All day

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

in 9 weeks

August 2026

AUG26

All day

Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)

in 13 weeks

AUG27

All day

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

in 14 weeks

September 2026

SEP26

All day

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

in 18 weeks

October 2026

OCT25

All day

Vap Full Moon Poya Day

in 22 weeks

November 2026

NOV8

All day

Deepavali Festival Day

in 24 weeks

NOV24

All day

Il Full Moon Poya Day

in 26 weeks

December 2026

DEC23

All day

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

in 30 weeks

DEC25

All day

Christmas Day

in 31 weeks

January 2027

JAN1

All day

New Year's Day

in 32 weeks

JAN3

All day

Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

in 32 weeks

JAN15

All day

Tamil Thai Pongal Day

in 34 weeks

February 2027

FEB1

All day

Navam Full Moon Poya Day

in 36 weeks

FEB4

All day

National Day

in 37 weeks

FEB15

All day

Mahasivarathri Day

in 38 weeks

March 2027

MAR2

All day

Madin Full Moon Poya Day

in 40 weeks

MAR21

All day

Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)

in 43 weeks

MAR26

All day

Good Friday

in 44 weeks

April 2027

APR1

All day

Bak Full Moon Poya Day

in 45 weeks

APR13

All day

Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year

in 46 weeks

APR14

All day

Sinhala and Tamil New Year

in 46 weeks

May 2027

MAY1

All day

Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

in 49 weeks

MAY2

All day

Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

in 49 weeks

MAY28

All day

Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)

in 53 weeks

MAY30

All day

Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day

in 53 weeks

June 2027

JUN29

All day

Poson Full Moon Poya Day

in 57 weeks

July 2027

JUL29

All day

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

in 62 weeks

August 2027

AUG26

All day

Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)

in 66 weeks

AUG27

All day

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

in 66 weeks

September 2027

SEP26

All day

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

in 70 weeks

October 2027

OCT25

All day

Vap Full Moon Poya Day

in 74 weeks

November 2027

NOV8

All day

Deepavali Festival Day

in 76 weeks

NOV24

All day

Il Full Moon Poya Day

in 78 weeks

December 2027

DEC23

All day

Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

in 83 weeks

DEC25

All day

Christmas Day

in 83 weeks

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