Public holidays Sri Lanka 2027

All public holidays in Sri Lanka 2027

2026

Day	Date	Public holiday
Fri	15/01/27	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Fri	22/01/27	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	04/02/27	National Day
Sat	20/02/27	Nawam Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	06/03/27	Mahasivarathri Day
Wed	10/03/27	Id-Ul-Fitr
Mon	22/03/27	Medin Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	26/03/27	Good Friday
Tue	13/04/27	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Wed	14/04/27	Sinhala & Tamil New Year
Tue	20/04/27	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	01/05/27	May Day
Mon	17/05/27	Id-Ul-Alha
Wed	19/05/27	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	20/05/27	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	18/06/27	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Sun	18/07/27	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Sun	15/08/27	Milad-Un-Nabi
Mon	16/08/27	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Wed	15/09/27	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Fri	15/10/27	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Thu	28/10/27	Deepavali Festival Day

Sat	13/11/27	Il Full Moon Poya Day
Mon	13/12/27	Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day
Sat	25/12/27	Christmas Day

Public holidays in Sri Lanka 2027

Public holidays in January 2027

Fri, 15 January 2027

Tamil Thai Pongal Day

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 22 January 2027

Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in February 2027

Thu, 4 February 2027

National Day

nationwide public holiday

Sat, 20 February 2027

Nawam Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in March 2027

Sat, 6 March 2027

Mahasivarathri Day

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 10 March 2027

Id-Ul-Fitr

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 22 March 2027

Medin Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Fri, 26 March 2027

Good Friday

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in April 2027

Tue, 13 April 2027

Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 14 April 2027

Sinhala & Tamil New Year

nationwide public holiday

Tue, 20 April 2027

Bak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in May 2027

Sat, 1 May 2027

May Day

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 17 May 2027

Id-Ul-Alha

nationwide public holiday

Wed, 19 May 2027

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Thu, 20 May 2027

Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in June 2027

Fri, 18 June 2027

Poson Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in July 2027

Sun, 18 July 2027

Esala Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in August 2027

Sun, 15 August 2027

Milad-Un-Nabi

nationwide public holiday

Mon, 16 August 2027

Nikini Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in September 2027

Wed, 15 September 2027

Binara Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in October 2027

Fri, 15 October 2027

Vap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Thu, 28 October 2027

Deepavali Festival Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in November 2027

Sat, 13 November 2027

Il Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Public holidays in December 2027

Mon, 13 December 2027

Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day

nationwide public holiday

Sat, 25 December 2027

Christmas Day

nationwide public holiday

Frequently asked questions about public holidays in Sri Lanka

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What public holidays are there 2027 in Sri Lanka?

The nationwide public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2027 are Tamil Thai Pongal Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, National Day, Nawam Full Moon Poya Day, Mahasivarathri Day, Id-Ul-Fitr, Medin Full Moon Poya Day, Good Friday, Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Sinhala & Tamil New Year, Bak Full Moon Poya Day, May Day, Id-Ul-Alha, Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Poson Full Moon Poya Day, Esala Full Moon Poya Day, Milad-Un-Nabi, Nikini Full Moon Poya Day, Binara Full Moon Poya Day, Vap Full Moon Poya Day, Deepavali Festival Day, Il Full Moon Poya Day, Unduwap Full Moon Poya Day and Christmas Day.