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Sri Lanka 2027 Public Holidays

24 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February 2 holidays
March 4 holidays
April 3 holidays
May 3 holidays
June 1 holidays
July 1 holidays
August 2 holidays
September 1 holidays
October 2 holidays
November 1 holidays
December 2 holidays

2027 Holiday List · Sri Lanka

24 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 15 Friday Tamil Thai Pongal Day Public holiday
Jan 22 Friday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Feb 4 Thursday National Day Public holiday Varies by country — a founding, unification, or constitutional anniversary.
Feb 20 Saturday Navam Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Mar 6 Saturday Mahasivarathri Day Public holiday
Mar 10 Wednesday Eid al-Fitrdate to be confirmed Public holiday 1 Shawwal, the day after Ramadan ends. The date depends on a moon sighting and is often confirmed only a day or two in advance.
Mar 22 Monday Madin Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Mar 26 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 13 Tuesday Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve Public holiday
Apr 14 Wednesday Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day Public holiday
Apr 20 Tuesday Bak Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
May 1 Saturday May Day Public holiday 1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.
May 17 Monday Eid al-Adhadate to be confirmed Public holiday 10 Dhu al-Hijjah, about seventy days after Eid al-Fitr, confirmed by moon sighting.
May 19 Wednesday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Jun 18 Friday Poson Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Jul 18 Sunday Esala Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Aug 15 Sunday Milad un Nabidate to be confirmed Public holiday 12 Rabi' al-Awwal — 17 Rabi' al-Awwal in the Shia tradition.
Aug 16 Monday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Sep 15 Wednesday Binara Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Oct 15 Friday Vap Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Oct 28 Thursday Deepavali Public holiday
Nov 13 Saturday Il Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Dec 13 Monday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day Public holiday
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 12 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Feb 8 Monday Ramadan Startdate to be confirmed Observance 1 Ramadan on the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian date shifts about eleven days earlier each year and is confirmed by moon sighting shortly before.
Feb 14 Sunday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Mar 21 Sunday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 22 Monday Holi Observance The full moon of Phalguna, in February or March.
Mar 28 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
May 9 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 6 Sunday Muharramdate to be confirmed Observance 1 Muharram — the Islamic new year.
Jun 20 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Monday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Thursday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 22 Wednesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Friday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.

About these holidays

National Day

Varies by country — a founding, unification, or constitutional anniversary.

The principal patriotic holiday of a country that does not frame its national day as independence — a founding, unification, revolution or monarch's day depending on the state.

Eid al-Fitr

1 Shawwal, the day after Ramadan ends. The date depends on a moon sighting and is often confirmed only a day or two in advance.

The festival that ends Ramadan, and the largest holiday of the year across the Muslim world. Most countries grant two to three consecutive days; Indonesia and Malaysia extend it further with collective leave. Because the date is set by moon sighting, calendars published far in advance are provisional.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

May Day

1 May, or in some countries the first Monday of May.

1 May, combining an older spring festival with International Workers' Day. The United Kingdom and Ireland move the day off to the first Monday of the month.

Eid al-Adha

10 Dhu al-Hijjah, about seventy days after Eid al-Fitr, confirmed by moon sighting.

The Feast of Sacrifice, marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. Alongside Eid al-Fitr it is one of the two principal Islamic holidays, and is observed with several days off in most Muslim-majority countries.

Milad un Nabi

12 Rabi' al-Awwal — 17 Rabi' al-Awwal in the Shia tradition.

Mawlid, marking the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. A public holiday across most of the Muslim world, though Saudi Arabia and Qatar do not observe it.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com