See also: 2024 public holidays in Asia and worldwide.
This page contains the list of Sri Lanka 2024 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 full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027,
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The list of Sri Lanka public holidays in 2024 is:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Observance
Monday
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Thursday
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday
National Day
(Independence Day)
Monday
Special Bank Holiday
(National Day) (full day)(tentative)
banks
Saturday
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Mahasivarathri Day
Sunday
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Friday
Good Friday
Wednesday
Id-ul-Fitr
(Ramazan Festival Day)
Friday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year's Eve
Saturday
Sinhala & Tamil New Year
(Aluth Avurudda)
Tuesday
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
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
July
Saturday
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug
Monday
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep
Monday
Milad-Un-Nabi
(Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Sep
Tuesday
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Oct
Thursday
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Oct
Thursday
Deepavali Festival Day
Nov
Friday
Ill Full Moon Poya Day
Dec
Saturday
Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec
Wednesday
Christmas 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 (2023-2033).
