Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2026

26 public holidays; 16 fall on a working day. The weekend in Sri Lanka is Saturday and Sunday.

Date	Holiday	Days
3 JanuarySaturday	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
15 JanuaryThursday	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
1 FebruarySunday	Nawam Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
4 FebruaryWednesday	Independence Day
15 FebruarySunday	Maha Sivarathri Dayweekend
2 MarchMonday	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
21 MarchSaturday	Eid al-Fitrweekend
1 AprilWednesday	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
3 AprilFriday	Good Friday
13 AprilMonday	Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year
14 AprilTuesday	Sinhala and Tamil New Year
1 MayFriday	International Workers' Day
1 MayFriday	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2 MaySaturday	Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
28 MayThursday	Eid al-Adha
30 MaySaturday	Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
29 JuneMonday	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
29 JulyWednesday	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
26 AugustWednesday	Prophet's Birthday
27 AugustThursday	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
26 SeptemberSaturday	Binara Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
25 OctoberSunday	Vap Full Moon Poya Dayweekend
8 NovemberSunday	Diwaliweekend
24 NovemberTuesday	Il Full Moon Poya Day
23 DecemberWednesday	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
25 DecemberFriday	Christmas Day

Count working days in Sri Lanka

Notes

Only nationwide public holidays are listed. Regions, employers and schools may add others. See also the 2026 calendar and time in Sri Lanka. Source: holidays 0.108 (github.com/vacanza/holidays), MIT.