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This page contains the list of upcoming Sri Lanka official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from May 2021 to April 2022. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android
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Below is the list of Sri Lanka public holidays from May 2021 to April 2022:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Observance
Saturday
May Day
Friday
Id-ul-Fitr
(Ramazan Festival Day)
Wednesday
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday
Id-Ul-Alha
(Hadji Festival Day)
Friday
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Tuesday
Milad-Un-Nabi
(Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Wednesday
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday
Deepavali Festival Day
Thursday
Ill Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday
Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Special Bank Holiday
(Christmas) (afternoon)
banks
Saturday
Christmas Day
Friday
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Monday
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
National Day
(Independence Day)
Wednesday
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Tuesday
Mahasivarathri Day
Thursday
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve
Thursday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
(Aluth Avurudda)
Friday
Good Friday
Saturday
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
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Recent Sri Lanka Public Holidays News and Updates
Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Sri Lanka public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).
2021-04-09: Sri Lankan Day In Lieu Public Holiday April 15
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 (2021-2031).
