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Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2026
Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays in 2026, beginning with New Year's Day on Jan 1. See the full list and calendar below.
- Public holidays
- 26
- Observances
- 0
- First
- Jan 1
- Last
- Dec 25
All public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| Jan 15 | Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| Feb 1 | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
| Feb 4 | Wednesday | National Day |
| Feb 15 | Sunday | Mahasivarathri Day |
| Mar 2 | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| May 1 | Friday | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| May 2 | Saturday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| May 28 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) |
| May 30 | Saturday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Jun 29 | Monday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Jul 29 | Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
| Aug 27 | Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sep 26 | Saturday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Nov 8 | Sunday | Deepavali Festival Day |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| Dec 23 | Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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- Thu 1🇱🇰New Year's Day
- Sat 3🇱🇰Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
- Thu 15🇱🇰Tamil Thai Pongal Day
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- Sun 1🇱🇰Navam Full Moon Poya Day
- Wed 4🇱🇰National Day
- Sun 15🇱🇰Mahasivarathri Day
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- Mon 2🇱🇰Madin Full Moon Poya Day
- Sat 21🇱🇰Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
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- Wed 1🇱🇰Bak Full Moon Poya Day
- Fri 3🇱🇰Good Friday
- Mon 13🇱🇰Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year
- Tue 14🇱🇰Sinhala and Tamil New Year
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- Mon 29🇱🇰Poson Full Moon Poya Day
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- Wed 29🇱🇰Esala Full Moon Poya Day
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- Wed 26🇱🇰Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)
- Thu 27🇱🇰Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
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- Sat 26🇱🇰Binara Full Moon Poya Day
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- Sun 25🇱🇰Vap Full Moon Poya Day
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- Sun 8🇱🇰Deepavali Festival Day
- Tue 24🇱🇰Il Full Moon Poya Day
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- Wed 23🇱🇰Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
- Fri 25🇱🇰Christmas Day
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