Next public holiday in Sri Lanka
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Sri Lanka is Vap Full Moon Poya Day on , in 6 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
6days until the next holiday
5holiday dates left in 2026
3of them on weekdays
51working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in Sri Lanka
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday weekend | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | 6 days | |
| Sunday weekend | Diwali | 20 days | |
| Tuesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | 36 days | |
| Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | 65 days | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | 67 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Next long weekend in Sri Lanka
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 23 November 2026 for Sat 21 to Tue 24 November 2026Il Full Moon Poya Day
Questions about the next holiday in Sri Lanka
- When is the next public holiday in Sri Lanka?
- Vap Full Moon Poya Day, on Sunday 25 October 2026, 6 days after 19 October 2026. It falls on the weekend, so it does not give a weekday off unless a substitute day is granted. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 5 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 3 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Sri Lanka?
- 51 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Sri Lanka 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/lk.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
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The next public holiday in Sri Lanka after 19 October 2026 is Vap Full Moon Poya Day on 25 October 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sri-lanka/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.