National Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2023

Public Holidays on this island nation are dominated by the Poya. These holidays are observed on every full moon. Each Poya marks a significant event for Buddhists. While the dates generally match the date of the full moons, the Sri Lankan Government may shift the holidays by a day or so, so check back here for the latest dates.

Sri Lanka
2023

List of Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2023

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 06	Duruthu Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Sunday	Jan 15	Tamil Thai Pongal Day	National Holiday
Monday	Jan 16	Special Bank Holiday Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Banks
Saturday	Feb 04	National Day	National Holiday
Sunday	Feb 05	Navam Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Saturday	Feb 18	Mahasivarathri Day	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 06	Madin Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Wednesday	Apr 05	Bak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Apr 07	Good Friday	National Holiday
Thursday	Apr 13	Sinhala and Tamil New Year Eve	National Holiday	Puthandu
Friday	Apr 14	Sinhala and Tamil New Year	National Holiday	Puthandu
Saturday	Apr 22	Id-Ul-Fitr	National Holiday	Ramazan Festival Day
Monday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Friday	May 05	Vesak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday	Birth of Buddha
Saturday	May 06	Vesak Full Moon Poya Holiday	National Holiday
Saturday	Jun 03	Poson Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Thursday	Jun 29	Idul Adha	National Holiday	Hajjhi Festival Day
Friday	Jun 30	Special Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Banks
Monday	Jul 03	Esala Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Tuesday	Aug 01	Nikini Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Wednesday	Aug 30	Adhi Nikini Full Moon Poya	National Holiday	Second full moon in August
Thursday	Sep 28	Milad-Un-Nabi	National Holiday	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Friday	Sep 29	Binara Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Saturday	Oct 28	Vap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Sunday	Nov 12	Deepavali Festival Day	National Holiday	Dewali
Sunday	Nov 26	Ill Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Monday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday
Tuesday	Dec 26	Unduvap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday

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Notes

• Each Full Moon is a public holiday. If the full moon falls on a weekend, the holiday is not moved
• All Public Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays are Bank Holidays.