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Public holidays in Sri Lanka

In 2026, Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays, 16 weekday days off, and 245 working days. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Every year from 2024 to 2030 is available below, each with its own calendar file and JSON.

25public holidays in 2026
245working days in 2026
6long weekends in 2026
6bridge days in 2026

Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2026

DateDayHoliday
Saturday weekend Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Sunday weekend Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Independence Day
Sunday weekend Maha Sivarathri Day
Monday Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday weekend Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Friday Good Friday
Monday Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Tuesday Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Friday International Workers' Day
Friday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday weekend Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Thursday Eid al-Adha
Saturday weekend Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Monday Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Prophet's Birthday
Thursday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Saturday weekend Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday weekend Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Sunday weekend Diwali
Tuesday Il Full Moon Poya Day
Wednesday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Friday Christmas Day

Full 2026 page: working days per month, long weekends and bridge days

Add 2026 to calendar (.ics) JSON, all years Working days calculator for Sri Lanka

Working days per year in Sri Lanka

YearPublic holidaysWeekday days offWorking days
20242721241ICS · JSON · CSV
20252521240ICS · JSON · CSV
20262516245ICS · JSON · CSV
202700261ICS · JSON · CSV
202800260ICS · JSON · CSV
202900261ICS · JSON · CSV
203000261ICS · JSON · CSV

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Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays and 245 working days in 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sri-lanka/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).

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