Public Holiday Calendar in Sri Lanka 2026

Modified on: Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Public and bank holidays in 2026 (including Full Moon Poya days):

Date	Day	Holiday
3 Jan	Sat	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
15 Jan	Thu	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
1 Feb	Sun	Navam Full Moon Poya Day
4 Feb	Wed	National Day
15 Feb	Sun	Mahasivarathri Day
2 Mar	Mon	Madin Full Moon Poya Day
21 Mar	Sat	Id Ul-Fitr
1 Apr	Wed	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
13 Apr	Mon	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
14 Apr	Tue	Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
1 May	Fri	May Day
1 May	Fri	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2 May	Sat	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
28 May	Thu	Id Ul-Alha
30 May	Sat	Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
29 Jun	Mon	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
29 Jul	Wed	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
26 Aug	Wed	Milad un-Nabi
27 Aug	Thu	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
26 Sep	Sat	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
25 Oct	Sun	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
8 Nov	Sun	Deepavali
24 Nov	Tue	Ill Full Moon Poya Day
23 Dec	Wed	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

Notes:

Poya Days follow lunar cycles and may be adjusted by government notice; dates above match the 2026 Poya calendar. All Full Moon Poya Days are officially recognized and treated as statutory non-working days for the public sector, banks, and merchants
Islamic holidays (Eid al‑Fitr, Eid al‑Adha, Islamic New Year, Milad‑un‑Nabi) are listed as “tentative” pending moon sightings.
Good Friday, New Year, Labour Day, Christmas, Independence Day are fixed national holidays.

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