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Public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2026
Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays in 2026, 17 of them on working days, leaving 244 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Wednesday | National Day |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Mahasivarathri Day |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Monday | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 2 May 2026 | Saturday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) |
| 30 May 2026 | Saturday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Monday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Wednesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Thursday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| 26 Sept 2026 | Saturday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Deepavali Festival Day |
| 24 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| 23 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Sri Lanka, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day)
- 15 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (Tamil Thai Pongal Day)
- 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Feb 2026: book Friday 30 Jan 2026 (Navam Full Moon Poya Day)
- 3 Feb 2026 – 4 Feb 2026: book Tuesday 3 Feb 2026 (National Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Mahasivarathri Day)
- 27 Feb 2026 – 2 Mar 2026: book Friday 27 Feb 2026 (Madin Full Moon Poya Day)
- 20 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Friday 20 Mar 2026 (Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day))
- 1 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Bak Full Moon Poya Day, Good Friday)
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