Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2026. 2026 holidays in Sri Lanka

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Holidays in Sri Lanka

Public Holidays in Sri Lanka
#	Date	Name	Weekday	Note
1	Jan 3, 2026	Duruthu Poya	Saturday
2	Jan 15, 2026	Pongal	Thursday
3	Feb 1, 2026	Navam Poya	Sunday
4	Feb 4, 2026	National Day	Wednesday
5	Feb 15, 2026	Maha Shivratri	Sunday
6	Mar 2, 2026	Madin Poya	Monday	Long weekend
7	Mar 21, 2026	Festival of Breaking the Fast	Saturday
8	Apr 1, 2026	Bak Poya	Wednesday
9	Apr 3, 2026	Good Friday	Friday	Long weekend
10	Apr 13, 2026	Sinhalese New Year's Eve	Monday	Long weekend
11	Apr 13, 2026	Tamil New Year's Eve	Monday	Long weekend
12	Apr 14, 2026	Sinhalese New Year's Day	Tuesday
13	Apr 14, 2026	Tamil New Year's Day	Tuesday
14	May 1, 2026	Labor Day	Friday	Long weekend
15	May 1, 2026	Vesak Poya	Friday	Long weekend
16	May 2, 2026	Vesak Poya Holiday	Saturday
17	May 28, 2026	Feast of the Sacrifice	Thursday
18	Jun 29, 2026	Poson Poya	Monday	Long weekend
19	Jul 29, 2026	Esala Poya	Wednesday
20	Aug 26, 2026	Birth of the Prophet	Wednesday
21	Aug 26, 2026	Vap Poya	Wednesday
22	Aug 27, 2026	Nikini Poya	Thursday
23	Sep 26, 2026	Binara Poya	Saturday
24	Nov 8, 2026	Festival of Lights	Sunday
25	Nov 24, 2026	Ill Poya	Tuesday
26	Dec 23, 2026	Unduvap Poya	Wednesday
27	Dec 25, 2026	Christmas Day	Friday	Long weekend