Public holidays in Sri Lanka

Public holidays for 2026 – for Sri Lanka.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
3 Jan 2026	Saturday	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
15 Jan 2026	Thursday	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
1 Feb 2026	Sunday	Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
4 Feb 2026	Wednesday	Independence Day
15 Feb 2026	Sunday	Maha Sivarathri Day
2 Mar 2026	Monday	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
21 Mar 2026	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr
1 Apr 2026	Wednesday	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
13 Apr 2026	Monday	Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year
14 Apr 2026	Tuesday	Sinhala and Tamil New Year
1 May 2026	Friday	International Workers' Day
1 May 2026	Friday	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2 May 2026	Saturday	Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
28 May 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Adha
30 May 2026	Saturday	Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
29 Jun 2026	Monday	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
29 Jul 2026	Wednesday	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
26 Aug 2026	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday
27 Aug 2026	Thursday	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
26 Sep 2026	Saturday	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
25 Oct 2026	Sunday	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
8 Nov 2026	Sunday	Diwali
24 Nov 2026	Tuesday	Il Full Moon Poya Day
23 Dec 2026	Wednesday	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day

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Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code LK (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.lk) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026

Public holidays in Sri Lanka

Public holidays 2026

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