Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2025
Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays in 2025. 21 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 240 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
25public holidays
21weekday days off
240working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Tuesday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Wednesday | Maha Sivarathri Day | |
| Thursday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Saturday weekend | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | |
| Monday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Thursday | International Workers' Day | |
| Monday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Tuesday | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Tuesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Thursday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Sunday weekend | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Diwali | |
| Wednesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Thursday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 21 | 240 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 11 to Tue 14 January 2025Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, Tamil Thai Pongal Day
- 3 daysSat 29 to Mon 31 March 2025Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysSat 12 to Mon 14 April 2025Bak Full Moon Poya Day, Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala and Tamil New Year
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 April 2025Good Friday
- 4 daysSat 10 to Tue 13 May 2025Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 August 2025Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday, Binara Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 October 2025Vap Full Moon Poya Day
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 October 2025Diwali
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 3 February 2025 for Sat 1 to Tue 4 February 2025Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 14 March 2025 for Thu 13 to Sun 16 March 2025Medin Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025International Workers' Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 9 June 2025 for Sat 7 to Tue 10 June 2025Eid al-Adha, Poson Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 11 July 2025 for Thu 10 to Sun 13 July 2025Esala Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 December 2025 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 December 2025Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Sri Lanka
- How many working days are there in Sri Lanka in 2025?
- 240 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 21 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Sri Lanka have in 2025?
- 25 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Bak Full Moon Poya Day (12 April 2025), Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year (13 April 2025), Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025), Binara Full Moon Poya Day (7 September 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Sri Lanka 2026 or go back to 2024.
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Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays and 240 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sri-lanka/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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