Public holidays Sri Lanka 2025

All public holidays in Sri Lanka 2025

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Day	Date	Public holiday
Mon	13/01/25	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Tue	14/01/25	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Tue	04/02/25	National Day
Wed	12/02/25	Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
Wed	26/02/25	Mahasivarathri Day
Thu	13/03/25	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Mon	31/03/25	Id-Ul-Fitr
Sat	12/04/25	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Sun	13/04/25	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Mon	14/04/25	Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Fri	18/04/25	Good Friday
Thu	01/05/25	May Day
Mon	12/05/25	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Tue	13/05/25	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	07/06/25	Id-Ul-Alha
Tue	10/06/25	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	10/07/25	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	08/08/25	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	05/09/25	Milad-Un-Nabi
Sun	07/09/25	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Mon	06/10/25	Deepavali Festival Day
Mon	20/10/25	Il Full Moon Poya Day

Wed	05/11/25	Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	04/12/25	Christmas Day

Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2025

Public holidays in January 2025

Mon, 13 January 2025

Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Tue, 14 January 2025

Tamil Thai Pongal Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in February 2025

Tue, 4 February 2025

National Day

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 12 February 2025

Nawam Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 26 February 2025

Mahasivarathri Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in March 2025

Thu, 13 March 2025

Medin Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 31 March 2025

Id-Ul-Fitr

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in April 2025

Sat, 12 April 2025

Bak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Sun, 13 April 2025

Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 14 April 2025

Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 18 April 2025

Good Friday

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in May 2025

Thu, 1 May 2025

May Day

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 12 May 2025

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Tue, 13 May 2025

Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in June 2025

Sat, 7 June 2025

Id-Ul-Alha

nationwide public holiday

Tue, 10 June 2025

Poson Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in July 2025

Thu, 10 July 2025

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in August 2025

Fri, 8 August 2025

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in September 2025

Fri, 5 September 2025

Milad-Un-Nabi

nationwide public holiday

Sun, 7 September 2025

Vap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in October 2025

Mon, 6 October 2025

Deepavali Festival Day

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 20 October 2025

Il Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in November 2025

Wed, 5 November 2025

Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in December 2025

Thu, 4 December 2025

Christmas Day

nationwide public holiday

Frequently asked questions about public holidays in Sri Lanka

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What public holidays are there 2025 in Sri Lanka?

The nationwide public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2025 are Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, Tamil Thai Pongal Day, National Day, Nawam Full Moon Poya Day, Mahasivarathri Day, Medin Full Moon Poya Day, Id-Ul-Fitr, Bak Full Moon Poya Day, Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Good Friday, May Day, Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Id-Ul-Alha, Poson Full Moon Poya Day, Esala Full Moon Poya Day, Binara Full Moon Poya Day, Milad-Un-Nabi, Vap Full Moon Poya Day, Deepavali Festival Day, Il Full Moon Poya Day, Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day and Christmas Day.