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2026-2027 Sri Lanka Public Holidays

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Below is the list of upcoming Sri Lanka public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from February 2026 to January 2027:


Date Weekday Public Holiday
Sunday Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday National Day (Independence Day)
Sunday Mahasivarathri Day
Monday Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday Id-ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
Wednesday Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Friday Good Friday
Monday Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve
Tuesday Sinhala & Tamil New Year (Aluth Avurudda)
Friday May Day
Friday Adhi Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (might move to May 31)
Thursday Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
Saturday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Monday Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Thursday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday Deepavali Festival Day
Tuesday Ill Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Friday Christmas Day
Friday Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Friday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

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Global Holidays Observed in Sri Lanka


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Sri Lanka, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2026-2036).

Sri Lanka Background Information and Links