Public holidays in
Sri Lanka 2018
26holidays242working days in 201819holidays on weekdays
19 public holidays fall on a weekday in 2018; bank, school and optional days are marked in the Type column.
Holiday calendar
| Date / weekday | Holiday | Applies in | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Tamil Thai Pongal Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Navam Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| National Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Mahasivarathri Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Madin Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Good Friday | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Bak Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Sinhala and Tamil New Year | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Poson Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Esala Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Binara Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Vap Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Deepavali Festival Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Il Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public | |
| Christmas Day | All of Sri Lanka | Public |
The weekend in Sri Lanka is Saturday and Sunday.
About this answer
Holidays are listed on their observed date. When a country moves a weekend holiday to a weekday, the weekday is shown. Regional holidays apply only in the regions named.
Holiday calendar for Sri Lanka derived from Nager.Date (MIT, source 2026-09-14) and date-holidays (ISC, CC BY 3.0), generated for 2000 to 2060.