Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2027

Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays in 2027, including 12 full moon Poya days. 8 of them are also mercantile holidays, when most private-sector offices close. Dates follow the government gazette published under the Holidays Act No. 29 of 1971, as listed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Public holidays in Sri Lanka, 2027
Date	Day	Holiday	Type
15 January	Friday	Tamil Thai Pongal Day	PublicMercantile
22 January	Friday	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
4 February	Thursday	Independence Day	PublicMercantile
20 February	Saturday	Navam Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
6 March	Saturday	Mahasivarathri Day	Public
10 March	Wednesday	Eid-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)	Public
22 March	Monday	Medin Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
26 March	Friday	Good Friday	Public
13 April	Tuesday	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day	PublicMercantile
14 April	Wednesday	Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day	PublicMercantile
20 April	Tuesday	Bak Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
1 May	Saturday	May Day (International Workers’ Day)	PublicMercantile
17 May	Monday	Eid-Ul-Allha (Hadji Festival Day)	Public
19 May	Wednesday	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
20 May	Thursday	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day	PublicMercantile
18 June	Friday	Poson Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
18 July	Sunday	Esala Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
15 August	Sunday	Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)	PublicMercantile
16 August	Monday	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
15 September	Wednesday	Binara Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
15 October	Friday	Vap Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
28 October	Thursday	Deepawali Festival Day	Public
13 November	Saturday	Il Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
13 December	Monday	Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day	Poya day
25 December	Saturday	Christmas Day	PublicMercantile

Long weekends in 2027

Breaks of three days or more where a holiday joins a Saturday and Sunday, with no leave needed.

3 days Friday 15 January to Sunday 17 January
3 days Friday 22 January to Sunday 24 January
3 days Saturday 20 March to Monday 22 March
3 days Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March
3 days Saturday 15 May to Monday 17 May
3 days Friday 18 June to Sunday 20 June
3 days Saturday 14 August to Monday 16 August
3 days Friday 15 October to Sunday 17 October
3 days Saturday 11 December to Monday 13 December

Public, bank and mercantile holidays

Every holiday on this list is a public holiday and a bank holiday. Only those marked mercantile are also holidays for most private-sector (mercantile) offices. Poya days are public holidays on each full moon.

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Also see: Sri Lanka holidays 2026

Last checked 13 November 2026. The government can declare or move holidays after the gazette, so please verify before booking.