See also: 2022 public holidays in Asia and worldwide.
This page contains the list of Sri Lanka 2022 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android
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The list of Sri Lanka official public holidays in 2022 is:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Observance
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
Monday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Holiday
(except banks)
Tuesday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year Holiday
(except banks)
Wednesday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve
Thursday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
(Aluth Avurudda)
Friday
Good Friday
Saturday
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
May Day
Monday
May Day Holiday
Tuesday
Id-ul-Fitr
(Ramazan Festival Day)
Sunday
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Tuesday
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Public Sector Holiday
government
Friday
Public Sector Holiday
government
Friday
Public Sector Holiday
government
Sunday
Id-Ul-Alha
(Hadji Festival Day)
Wednesday
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Public Sector Holiday
government
Friday
Public Sector Holiday
government
Thursday
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
Milad-Un-Nabi
(Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Sunday
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Monday
Special Bank Holiday
(Milad-Un-Nabi) (full day)
banks
Monday
Deepavali Festival Day
Monday
Ill Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday
Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
Christmas Day
Monday
Special Bank Holiday
(Christmas) (full day)
banks
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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).
2022-06-16: Sri Lanka Releases Friday Public Sector Holidays Circular
2022-06-14: Sri Lanka Declares Friday Public Sector Holidays For The Next 3 Months
2022-04-29: Sri Lanka Declares May 2nd Day In Lieu Public Holiday
2022-04-09: Sri Lanka Rules-Out Bank Holidays On April 11-12
2022-04-08: Sri Lanka Declares April 11-12 Additional Public Holidays
2021-08-17: Sri Lankan 2022 Bank Holidays Announced
2021-07-06: Sri Lankan 2022 Public Holidays Announced
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 (2022-2032).
