Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2024
Sri Lanka has 27 public holidays in 2024. 21 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 241 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
27public holidays
21weekday days off
241working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | |
| Thursday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Maha Sivarathri Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday | Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | |
| Saturday weekend | Sinhala and Tamil New Year | |
| Monday | Special Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Wednesday | International Workers' Day | |
| Thursday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Special Public Holiday | |
| Thursday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Thursday | Diwali | |
| Friday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 21 | 241 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 January 2024Tamil Thai Pongal Day
- 3 daysFri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024Maha Sivarathri Day
- 3 daysFri 29 to Sun 31 March 2024Good Friday
- 5 daysThu 11 to Mon 15 April 2024Eid al-Fitr, Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Special Public Holiday
- 4 daysThu 23 to Sun 26 May 2024Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 June 2024Poson Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 August 2024Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysSat 14 to Tue 17 September 2024Prophet's Birthday, Binara Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 November 2024Il Full Moon Poya Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 January 2024 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 January 2024Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 22 April 2024 for Sat 20 to Tue 23 April 2024Bak Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 18 October 2024 for Thu 17 to Sun 20 October 2024Vap Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 1 November 2024 for Thu 31 October to Sun 3 November 2024Diwali
Questions about 2024 in Sri Lanka
- How many working days are there in Sri Lanka in 2024?
- 241 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 21 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Sri Lanka have in 2024?
- 27 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (4 February 2024), Medin Full Moon Poya Day (24 March 2024), Sinhala and Tamil New Year (13 April 2024), Esala Full Moon Poya Day (20 July 2024), Special Public Holiday (29 September 2024), Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (14 December 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Sri Lanka?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Sri Lanka 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Sri Lanka has 27 public holidays and 241 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sri-lanka/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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