Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2026
Full list of Sri Lanka public, bank, mercantile holidays and Poya days for 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
03 Jan 2026 Saturday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
15 Jan 2026 Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | BankPublicMercantile |
01 Feb 2026 Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
04 Feb 2026 Wednesday | Independence Day | BankPublicMercantile |
15 Feb 2026 Sunday | Mahasivarathri Day | BankPublic |
02 Mar 2026 Monday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
21 Mar 2026 Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | BankPublic |
01 Apr 2026 Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
03 Apr 2026 Friday | Good Friday | BankPublic |
13 Apr 2026 Monday | Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | BankPublicMercantile |
14 Apr 2026 Tuesday | Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | BankPublicMercantile |
01 May 2026 Friday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day & May Day (International Workers' Day) | BankPublicMercantile |
02 May 2026 Saturday | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
28 May 2026 Thursday | Eid-Ul-Adha (Hadji Festival Day) | BankPublic |
30 May 2026 Saturday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
29 Jun 2026 Monday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
29 Jul 2026 Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
26 Aug 2026 Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | BankPublicMercantile |
27 Aug 2026 Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
26 Sep 2026 Saturday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
25 Oct 2026 Sunday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
08 Nov 2026 Sunday | Deepawali Festival Day | BankPublic |
24 Nov 2026 Tuesday | Ill Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
23 Dec 2026 Wednesday | Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day | BankPublicMercantile |
25 Dec 2026 Friday | Christmas Day | BankPublicMercantile |
Want to plan time off around these dates? See Sri Lanka long weekends or use the interactive holiday planner.