Public Holidays LK 2026

26 holidays · 26 national · 0 regional

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

LK public holidays 2026: 26 days

In LK in 2026 there are 26 public holidays, all national. Of these, 17 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 9 coincide with Saturday or Sunday. 6 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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