National Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2018

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
2018

List of Holidays in Sri Lanka in 2018

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Monday	Jan 01	Duruthu Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Sunday	Jan 14	Tamil Thai Pongal Day	National Holiday
Monday	Jan 15	Tamil Thai Pongal Holiday (in lieu)	Not A Public Holiday	Bank Holiday
Wednesday	Jan 31	Navam Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Sunday	Feb 04	National Day	National Holiday
Monday	Feb 05	Special Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Bank Holiday
Tuesday	Feb 13	Mahasivarathri Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Mar 01	Madin Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Mar 30	Good Friday	National Holiday
Saturday	Mar 31	Bak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Apr 13	Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve	National Holiday	Puthandu
Saturday	Apr 14	Sinhala and Tamil New Year	National Holiday	Puthandu
Friday	Apr 20	Half Day Special Bank Holiday	Not A Public Holiday	Bank Holiday
Sunday	Apr 29	Vesak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday	Birth of Buddha
Monday	Apr 30	Vesak Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Tuesday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Tuesday	May 29	Adi-Poson Full Moon Poya Day	National Holiday
Friday	Jun 15	Id-Ul-Fitr	National Holiday	Ramazan Festival Day
Wednesday	Jun 27	Poson Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Friday	Jul 27	Esala Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Wednesday	Aug 22	Idul Adha	National Holiday	Hajjhi Festival Day
Saturday	Aug 25	Nikini Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Monday	Sep 24	Binara Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Wednesday	Oct 24	Vap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Tuesday	Nov 06	Deepavali Festival Day	National Holiday	Dewali
Tuesday	Nov 20	Milad-Un-Nabi	National Holiday	Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Thursday	Nov 22	Ill Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Saturday	Dec 22	Unduvap Full Moon Poya	National Holiday
Tuesday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	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.