Festivals & Public Holidays 2027
Every gazetted public holiday in Sri Lanka, 2027: Poya days, the Sinhala & Tamil New Year, and national, Hindu, Christian and Muslim observances.
| Date | Day | Type | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2027 | Friday | Hindu | Tamil Thai Pongal Day (தமிழ் தைப்பொங்கல் தினம்) |
| 22 January 2027 | Friday | Poya | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day (දුරුතු / துருது) |
| 4 February 2027 | Thursday | National | Independence Day (சுதந்திர தினம்) |
| 20 February 2027 | Saturday | Poya | Navam Full Moon Poya Day (නවම් / நவம்) |
| 6 March 2027 | Saturday | Hindu | Maha Shivaratri Day (மகா சிவராத்திரி தினம்) |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Muslim | Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan Festival Day) (ஈதுல் பித்ர் (ரமழான் தினம்)) |
| 22 March 2027 | Monday | Poya | Medin Full Moon Poya Day (මැදින් / மெதின்) |
| 26 March 2027 | Friday | Christian | Good Friday (பெரிய வெள்ளி தினம்) |
| 13 April 2027 | Tuesday | New Year | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year (சிங்கள, தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினத்திற்கு முந்திய தினம்) |
| 14 April 2027 | Wednesday | New Year | Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day (சிங்கள, தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தினம்) |
| 20 April 2027 | Tuesday | Poya | Bak Full Moon Poya Day (බක් / பக்) |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | National | International Labour Day (உலக தொழிலாளர் தினம்) |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Muslim | Eid al-Adha (Hajj Festival Day) (ஈதுல் அல்ஹா (ஹஜ் பெருநாள் தினம்)) |
| 19 May 2027 | Wednesday | Poya | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් / வெசக்) |
| 20 May 2027 | Thursday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (வெசக் முழு நோன்மதி போயா தினத்திற்குப் அடுத்த தினம்) | |
| 18 June 2027 | Friday | Poya | Poson Full Moon Poya Day (පොසොන් / பொசன்) |
| 18 July 2027 | Sunday | Poya | Esala Full Moon Poya Day (ඇසළ / எசல) |
| 15 August 2027 | Sunday | Muslim | Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday) ((மீலாதுன் நபிஸல்) நபிகள் நாயகத்தின் ஜனன தினம்) |
| 16 August 2027 | Monday | Poya | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (නිකිණි / நிகினி) |
| 15 September 2027 | Wednesday | Poya | Binara Full Moon Poya Day (බිනර / பினர) |
| 15 October 2027 | Friday | Poya | Vap Full Moon Poya Day (වප් / வப்) |
| 28 October 2027 | Thursday | Hindu | Deepavali Festival Day (தீபாவளிப் பண்டிகை தினம்) |
| 13 November 2027 | Saturday | Poya | Il Full Moon Poya Day (ඉල් / இல்) |
| 13 December 2027 | Monday | Poya | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (උඳුවප් / உதுவப்) |
| 25 December 2027 | Saturday | Christian | Christmas Day (நத்தார் பண்டிகை தினம்) |
Source: Gazette Extraordinary No. 2493/05 (16 June 2026), Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government (Minister Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna), under the Holidays Act No. 29 of 1971 -- 25 public and bank holidays. Cross-checked against two independent reports: examresults.lk (full list) and Daily Mirror (https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/2027-public-and-bank-holidays-gazetted/108-344844, gazette number/ministry/several dates), which agree.
2027 has 12 Poyas, not 13 -- no Adhi/intercalary month this year, unlike 2026. 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.