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🇱🇰 Sri Lanka public holidays 2026

Sri Lanka has 27 public holidays in 2026, plus 10 other observances and regional holidays. The first is Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day on January 3 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

19 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Sri Lanka in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 3SaturdayDuruthu Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
January 15ThursdayTamil Thai Pongal DayPublic holiday
February 1SundayNavam Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
February 4WednesdayNational DayPublic holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance
March 2MondayMadin Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
March 18WednesdayFuel Conservation HolidayPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdayEid al-FitrPublic holiday
March 25WednesdayFuel Conservation HolidayPublic holiday
April 1WednesdayFuel Conservation HolidayPublic holiday
April 1WednesdayBak Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayObservance
April 13MondaySinhala and Tamil New Year's EvePublic holiday
April 14TuesdaySinhala and Tamil New Year's DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayMay DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayAdhi Vesak Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 28ThursdayEid al-AdhaPublic holiday
May 30SaturdayVesak Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
May 31SundayDay after Vesak Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
June 17WednesdayMuharramObservance
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 29MondayPoson Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
July 29WednesdayEsala Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayMilad-Un-NabiPublic holiday
August 27ThursdayNikini Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 26SaturdayBinara Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
October 25SundayVap Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
November 8SundayDeepavaliPublic holiday
November 24TuesdayIl Full Moon Poya DayPublic holiday
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday