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This page contains the list of upcoming Sri Lanka public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from May 2024 to April 2025. The data on this page is also accessible via our free Android
and iPhone mobile apps, whose data feed is also updated nightly.
Below is the list of Sri Lanka public holidays from May 2024 to April 2025:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Observance
Wednesday
May Day
Thursday
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Id-Ul-Alha
(Hadji Festival Day)
Friday
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Milad-Un-Nabi
(Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Tuesday
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday
Deepavali Festival Day
Friday
Ill Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday
Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday
Christmas Day
Monday
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Tuesday
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Tuesday
National Day
(Independence Day)
Wednesday
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday
Mahasivarathri Day
Thursday
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Id-ul-Fitr
(Ramazan Festival Day)
Friday
Special Bank Holiday
(Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve)(tentative)
banks afternoon
Saturday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve
Saturday
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
(Aluth Avurudda)
Monday
Special Bank Holiday
(Sinhala & Tamil New Year)(tentative)
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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 (2024-2034).