National Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2020

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
2020

List of Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2020

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 10	Duruthu Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Wednesday	Jan 15	Tamil Thai Pongal Day	National Holiday
Tuesday	Feb 04	National Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Feb 08	Navam Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Feb 21	Mahasivarathri Day	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 09	Madin Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Monday	Mar 16	Public Holiday	Government Holiday
Tuesday	Mar 17	Public Holiday	Government Holiday	Special Public Holiday
Wednesday	Mar 18	Public Holiday	Government Holiday	Special Public Holiday
Thursday	Mar 19	Public Holiday	Government Holiday	Special Public Holiday
Tuesday	Apr 07	Bak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Apr 10	Good Friday	National Holiday
Sunday	Apr 12	Sinhala and Tamil New Year Eve	National Holiday
Monday	Apr 13	Sinhala and Tamil New Year	National Holiday
Friday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Thursday	May 07	Vesak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday	Birth of Buddha
Friday	May 08	Vesak Full Moon Poya Holiday	National Holiday
Monday	May 25	Id-Ul-Fitr	National Holiday	Ramazan Festival Day
Thursday	Jun 04	Poson Full Moon Poya Holiday	National Holiday
Friday	Jun 05	Poson Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Saturday	Jul 04	Esala Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Saturday	Aug 01	Idul Adha	National Holiday	Hajjhi Festival Day
Monday	Aug 03	Nikini Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Tuesday	Sep 01	Binara Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Thursday	Oct 01	Adhi-Vap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Oct 30	Vap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Oct 30	Milad-Un-Nabi	National Holiday	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Saturday	Nov 14	Deepavali Festival Day	National Holiday	Dewali
Sunday	Nov 29	Ill Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday
Tuesday	Dec 29	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.