Sri Lanka holidays 2026 and 2027
Sri Lanka (LK). Public holidays fall on 16 weekdays in Sri Lanka in 2026.
- Id
LK- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2003–2026
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Jan 2026 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 15 Jan 2026 | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 1 Feb 2026 | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 4 Feb 2026 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Feb 2026 | Maha Sivarathri Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Mar 2026 | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr | Closed | ||
| Wed 1 Apr 2026 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Mon 13 Apr 2026 | Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year | Closed | ||
| Tue 14 Apr 2026 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | International Workers' Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 2 May 2026 | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha | Closed | ||
| Sat 30 May 2026 | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 29 Jun 2026 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 29 Jul 2026 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 26 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday | Closed | ||
| Thu 27 Aug 2026 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 26 Sep 2026 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 25 Oct 2026 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 8 Nov 2026 | Diwali | Closed | ||
| Tue 24 Nov 2026 | Il Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Wed 23 Dec 2026 | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed |
2027
Not covered: this calendar holds data for 2003–2026 only, so nothing can be said about 2027.
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Sri Lanka holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Sri Lanka closed in 2026?
16: Tamil Thai Pongal Day (Thu 15 Jan 2026); Independence Day (Wed 4 Feb 2026); Medin Full Moon Poya Day (Mon 2 Mar 2026); Bak Full Moon Poya Day (Wed 1 Apr 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Mon 13 Apr 2026); Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Tue 14 Apr 2026); International Workers' Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Thu 28 May 2026); Poson Full Moon Poya Day (Mon 29 Jun 2026); Esala Full Moon Poya Day (Wed 29 Jul 2026); Prophet's Birthday (Wed 26 Aug 2026); Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (Thu 27 Aug 2026); Il Full Moon Poya Day (Tue 24 Nov 2026); Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (Wed 23 Dec 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=LK&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/LK.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.