Public holidays Sri Lanka 2023

All public holidays in Sri Lanka 2023

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Day	Date	Public holiday
Fri	06/01/23	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Sun	15/01/23	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Sat	04/02/23	National Day
Sun	05/02/23	Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	18/02/23	Mahasivarathri Day
Mon	06/03/23	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Wed	05/04/23	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	07/04/23	Good Friday
Thu	13/04/23	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Fri	14/04/23	Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Sat	22/04/23	Id-Ul-Fitr
Mon	01/05/23	May Day
Fri	05/05/23	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	06/05/23	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	03/06/23	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	29/06/23	Id-Ul-Alha
Mon	03/07/23	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Tue	01/08/23	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Wed	30/08/23	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	28/09/23	Milad-Un-Nabi
Fri	29/09/23	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	28/10/23	Vap Full Moon Poya Day

Sun	12/11/23	Deepavali Festival Day
Sun	26/11/23	Il Full Moon Poya Day
Mon	25/12/23	Christmas Day
Tue	26/12/23	Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day

Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2023

Public holidays in January 2023

Fri, 6 January 2023

Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Sun, 15 January 2023

Tamil Thai Pongal Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in February 2023

Sat, 4 February 2023

National Day

nationwide public holiday

Sun, 5 February 2023

Nawam Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Sat, 18 February 2023

Mahasivarathri Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in March 2023

Mon, 6 March 2023

Medin Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in April 2023

Wed, 5 April 2023

Bak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 7 April 2023

Good Friday

nationwide public holiday

Thu, 13 April 2023

Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 14 April 2023

Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Sat, 22 April 2023

Id-Ul-Fitr

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in May 2023

Mon, 1 May 2023

May Day

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 5 May 2023

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Sat, 6 May 2023

Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in June 2023

Sat, 3 June 2023

Poson Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Thu, 29 June 2023

Id-Ul-Alha

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in July 2023

Mon, 3 July 2023

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in August 2023

Tue, 1 August 2023

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 30 August 2023

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in September 2023

Thu, 28 September 2023

Milad-Un-Nabi

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 29 September 2023

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in October 2023

Sat, 28 October 2023

Vap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in November 2023

Sun, 12 November 2023

Deepavali Festival Day

nationwide public holiday

Sun, 26 November 2023

Il Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in December 2023

Mon, 25 December 2023

Christmas Day

nationwide public holiday

Tue, 26 December 2023

Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Frequently asked questions about public holidays in Sri Lanka

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What public holidays are there 2023 in Sri Lanka?

The nationwide public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2023 are Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, Tamil Thai Pongal Day, National Day, Nawam Full Moon Poya Day, Mahasivarathri Day, Medin Full Moon Poya Day, Bak Full Moon Poya Day, Good Friday, Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Id-Ul-Fitr, May Day, Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Poson Full Moon Poya Day, Id-Ul-Alha, Esala Full Moon Poya Day, Nikini Full Moon Poya Day, Milad-Un-Nabi, Binara Full Moon Poya Day, Vap Full Moon Poya Day, Deepavali Festival Day, Il Full Moon Poya Day, Christmas Day and Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day.