Public Holidays LK 2025

26 holidays · 26 national · 0 regional

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Date	Day	Holiday	Scope
1 Jan	Wed	New Year's Day National	National
3 Jan	Fri	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day National	National
15 Jan	Wed	Tamil Thai Pongal Day National	National
1 Feb	Sat	Navam Full Moon Poya Day National	National
4 Feb	Tue	National Day National	National
15 Feb	Sat	Mahasivarathri Day National	National
2 Mar	Sun	Madin Full Moon Poya Day National	National
21 Mar	Fri	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) National	National
1 Apr	Tue	Bak Full Moon Poya Day National	National
13 Apr	Sun	Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year National	National
14 Apr	Mon	Sinhala and Tamil New Year National	National
18 Apr	Fri	Good Friday National	National
1 May	Thu	Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day National	National
2 May	Fri	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day National	National
28 May	Wed	Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) National	National
30 May	Fri	Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day National	National
29 Jun	Sun	Poson Full Moon Poya Day National	National
29 Jul	Tue	Esala Full Moon Poya Day National	National
26 Aug	Tue	Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) National	National
27 Aug	Wed	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day National	National
26 Sep	Fri	Binara Full Moon Poya Day National	National
25 Oct	Sat	Vap Full Moon Poya Day National	National
8 Nov	Sat	Deepavali Festival Day National	National
24 Nov	Mon	Il Full Moon Poya Day National	National
23 Dec	Tue	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day National	National
25 Dec	Thu	Christmas Day National	National

LK public holidays 2025: 26 days

In LK in 2025 there are 26 public holidays, all national. Of these, 19 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 7 coincide with Saturday or Sunday. 8 land on a Monday or Friday, naturally extending the weekend without using any annual leave. The month with the most public holidays is April. The holiday calendar opens with New Year's Day on 1 January and closes with Christmas Day on 25 December.

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