Sri Lanka Annual Public Holidays

Below are listed the Sri Lankan annual public holidays, Bank holidays, Sinhala holidays, Tamil holidays, Buddhist holidays and Islamic holidays, we are aware of:

January

1 January - New Year’s Day.
January * - Tamil Thai Pongal Day.
January * - Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day.

February

4 February - Sri Lanka National Day.
February * - Navam Full Moon Poya Day.

March

March * - Maha Sivarathri Day.
March * - Milad un-Nabi (Islamic - Birth of the Prophet).
March * - Medin Full Moon Poya Day.
March * - Good Friday.

April

April * - Good Friday.
April * - Eve of Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
April * - Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
April * - Bak Full Moon Poya Day.

May

1 May - May Day.
May * - Vesak / Wesak (Buddha Day).

June

June *  - Poson Full Moon Poya Day.

July

July * - Esala Full Moon Poya Day.

August

August * - Nikini Full Moon Poya Day.

September

September * - Binara Full Moon Poya Day.
September * - Eid al-Fitr (Islamic - End of Ramadan).

October

October * - Vap Full Moon Poya Day.
October * - Deepavali / Dewali.

November

November * - Il Full Moon Poya Day.
November * - Eid al-Adha (Islamic - Hadji Festival Day).

December

December * - Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day.
25 December - Christmas Day.