Festivals & Public Holidays 2026
Every gazetted public holiday in Sri Lanka, 2026: Poya days, the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, and national, Hindu, Christian and Muslim observances.
| Date | Day | Type | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 2026 | Saturday | Poya | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day (දුරුතු / துருது) |
| 15 January 2026 | Thursday | Hindu | Tamil Thai Pongal Day (தமிழ் தைப்பொங்கல் தினம்) |
| 1 February 2026 | Sunday | Poya | Navam Full Moon Poya Day (නවම් / நவம்) |
| 4 February 2026 | Wednesday | National | Independence Day (சுதந்திர தினம்) |
| 15 February 2026 | Sunday | Hindu | Maha Shivaratri Day (மகா சிவராத்திரி தினம்) |
| 2 March 2026 | Monday | Poya | Medin Full Moon Poya Day (මැදින් / மெதின்) |
| 21 March 2026 | Saturday | Muslim | Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan Festival Day) (ஈதுல் பித்ர் (ரமழான் தினம்)) |
| 1 April 2026 | Wednesday | Poya | Bak Full Moon Poya Day (බක් / பக்) |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Christian | Good Friday (பெரிய வெள்ளி தினம்) |
| 13 April 2026 | Monday | New Year | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year (சிங்கள, தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினத்திற்கு முந்திய தினம்) |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | New Year | Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day (சிங்கள, தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினம்) |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Poya | Full Moon Poya Day (முழு நோன்மதி போயா தினம்) (intercalary) |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | National | International Labour Day (உலக தொழிலாளர் தினம்) |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Muslim | Eid al-Adha (Hajj Festival Day) (ஈதுல் அழ்ஹா (ஹஜ் பெருநாள் தினம்)) |
| 30 May 2026 | Saturday | Poya | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් / வெசக்) |
| 31 May 2026 | Sunday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (observed) (வெசக் முழு நோன்மதி போயா தினத்திற்குப் அடுத்த தினம்) | |
| 29 June 2026 | Monday | Poya | Poson Full Moon Poya Day (පොසොන් / பொசன்) |
| 29 July 2026 | Wednesday | Poya | Esala Full Moon Poya Day (ඇසළ / எசல) |
| 26 August 2026 | Wednesday | Muslim | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday) ((மீலாதுன் நபி) நபிகள் நாயகத்தின் பிறந்த தினம்) |
| 27 August 2026 | Thursday | Poya | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (නිකිණි / நிகினி) |
| 26 September 2026 | Saturday | Poya | Binara Full Moon Poya Day (බිනර / பினர) |
| 25 October 2026 | Sunday | Poya | Vap Full Moon Poya Day (වප් / வப்) |
| 8 November 2026 | Sunday | Hindu | Deepavali Festival Day (தீபாவளிப் பண்டிகை தினம்) |
| 24 November 2026 | Tuesday | Poya | Il Full Moon Poya Day (ඉල් / இல்) |
| 23 December 2026 | Wednesday | Poya | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (උඳුවප් / உதுவப்) |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christian | Christmas Day (நத்தார் பண்டிகை தினம்) |
Source: Government Printing Department (Sri Lanka) official 2026 holiday calendar (26 public holidays), as reported in full by Ada Derana (https://www.adaderana.lk/news/116465/sri-lankas-2026-holiday-calendar-heres-the-full-list-). Vesak date corrected per Cabinet decision AMB/26/0553/822/018 (approved 2026-03-30, reported by ziradaily.com and newsfirst.lk) and the day-after-Vesak public holiday per Gazette No. 2845/14 (21 April 2026).
2026 is an Adhi (intercalary) year: 13 Poyas instead of 12. Islamic dates (Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Milad-un-Nabi) are taken from the gazette only -- this site does not compute Hijri dates for Sri Lanka, since the engine's own islamic_date field is sourced for India's moon-sighting committee (hijri_committee_india), not Sri Lanka's, and publishing it here would misattribute a different country's reckoning. Current year -- this file is the one the site actively serves. 2025's file has no Tamil names yet: no Tamil-language edition of that year's gazette was found at the same URL pattern.