Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2026

View the complete list of public holidays and bank holidays in Sri Lanka for 2026. Plan your year ahead with official dates, weekdays, and observances.

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                        About Public Holidays in Sri Lanka

                        Public holidays in Sri Lanka are official observances that may affect government offices, schools, banks, businesses, and public services. These holidays often include national celebrations, religious observances, and important civic dates.

                        This calendar helps residents, travelers, employers, and families plan vacations, work schedules, school breaks, and business closures around official holiday dates.

                        Working Days and Business Closures

                        On major public holidays, many government offices, banks, schools, and private businesses may close or operate with reduced hours. Opening times for shops, restaurants, transport, and local services can vary.

                        Always check with local authorities, employers, or service providers for exact opening hours during public holidays.

                        All Public Holidays in Sri Lanka 2026

                        DateDayHolidayType
                        January 1, 2026Thursdayනව වසරPublic Holiday
                        January 3, 2026Saturdayදුරුතු පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        January 15, 2026Thursdayදෙමළ තෛ පොංගල් දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 1, 2026Sundayනවම් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 4, 2026Wednesdayජාතික දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 15, 2026Sundayමහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනයPublic Holiday
                        March 2, 2026Mondayමැදින් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        March 21, 2026Saturdayඊදුල් ෆිතර් (රාමසාන් උත්සව දිනය)Public Holiday
                        April 1, 2026Wednesdayබක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        April 3, 2026Fridayමහ සිකුරාදාPublic Holiday
                        April 13, 2026Mondayසිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු පූර්ව දිනයPublic Holiday
                        April 14, 2026Tuesdayසිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුද්දPublic Holiday
                        May 1, 2026Fridayකම්කරු දිනය සහ වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        May 2, 2026Saturdayවෙසක් පෝය දිනට පසු දිනයPublic Holiday
                        May 28, 2026Thursdayඊදුල් අල්හා (හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනය)Public Holiday
                        May 30, 2026Saturdayඅධි පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        June 29, 2026Mondayපොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        July 29, 2026Wednesdayඇසළ පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        August 26, 2026Wednesdayමිලාද්-උන්-නබි (නබි නායකතුමාගේ උපන් දිනය)Public Holiday
                        August 27, 2026Thursdayනිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        September 26, 2026Saturdayබිනර පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        October 25, 2026Sundayවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        November 8, 2026Sundayදීපවාලි උත්සව දිනයPublic Holiday
                        November 24, 2026Tuesdayඉල් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        December 23, 2026Wednesdayඋඳුවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        December 25, 2026Fridayනත්තල් දිනයPublic Holiday
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                        All Public Holidays in Sri Lanka 2027

                        DateDayHolidayType
                        January 1, 2027Fridayනව වසරPublic Holiday
                        January 3, 2027Sundayදුරුතු පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        January 15, 2027Fridayදෙමළ තෛ පොංගල් දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 1, 2027Mondayනවම් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 4, 2027Thursdayජාතික දිනයPublic Holiday
                        February 15, 2027Mondayමහා ශිවරාත්‍රී දිනයPublic Holiday
                        March 2, 2027Tuesdayමැදින් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        March 21, 2027Sundayඊදුල් ෆිතර් (රාමසාන් උත්සව දිනය)Public Holiday
                        March 26, 2027Fridayමහ සිකුරාදාPublic Holiday
                        April 1, 2027Thursdayබක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        April 13, 2027Tuesdayසිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුදු පූර්ව දිනයPublic Holiday
                        April 14, 2027Wednesdayසිංහල හා දෙමළ අලුත් අවුරුද්දPublic Holiday
                        May 1, 2027Saturdayකම්කරු දිනය සහ වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        May 2, 2027Sundayවෙසක් පෝය දිනට පසු දිනයPublic Holiday
                        May 28, 2027Fridayඊදුල් අල්හා (හජ්ජි උත්සව දිනය)Public Holiday
                        May 30, 2027Sundayඅධි පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        June 29, 2027Tuesdayපොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        July 29, 2027Thursdayඇසළ පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        August 26, 2027Thursdayමිලාද්-උන්-නබි (නබි නායකතුමාගේ උපන් දිනය)Public Holiday
                        August 27, 2027Fridayනිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        September 26, 2027Sundayබිනර පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        October 25, 2027Mondayවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        November 8, 2027Mondayදීපවාලි උත්සව දිනයPublic Holiday
                        November 24, 2027Wednesdayඉල් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        December 23, 2027Thursdayඋඳුවප් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනයPublic Holiday
                        December 25, 2027Saturdayනත්තල් දිනයPublic Holiday

                        Frequently Asked Questions

                        How many public holidays are there in Sri Lanka?

                        The number of public holidays in Sri Lanka can vary by year depending on official calendars, weekends, and local observances.

                        Do businesses close on public holidays in Sri Lanka?

                        Many government offices, banks, schools, and businesses close on major public holidays, although private businesses may follow different schedules.

                        Are public holidays the same every year?

                        Some holidays fall on fixed dates every year, while others change because they are based on weekends, religious calendars, or official yearly announcements.

                        How can I take fewer PTO days but get more time off in Sri Lanka?

                        Use the "Best Time to Take PTO / Vacation" section on this page. It automatically finds the public holidays in Sri Lanka that fall closest to a weekend and tells you exactly how many PTO or vacation days to book to turn them into the longest possible consecutive break.

                        What is the "Smart Time Off" feature?

                        Smart Time Off highlights the single best upcoming opportunity to bridge a public holiday in Sri Lanka with a weekend using the fewest PTO or vacation days, so you can plan ahead for the biggest break with the least time taken off work.

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