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Holidays
List of holidays in 2026
|
Sl. No. |
Gazetted Holiday |
Date |
Day of the week |
|
1 |
Pongal |
January 14 |
Wednesday |
|
2 |
Republic Day |
January 26 |
Monday |
|
3 |
Sri Lankan National Day |
February 04 |
Wednesday |
|
4 |
Holi |
March 04 |
Wednesday |
|
5 |
Id-ul-Fitr |
March 21 |
Saturday |
|
6 |
Good Friday |
April 03 |
Friday |
|
7 |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Buddha Purnima |
May 01 |
Friday |
|
8 |
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
May 27 |
Wednesday |
|
9 |
Muharram |
June 26 |
Friday |
|
10 |
Independence Day |
August 15 |
Saturday |
|
11 |
Id-e-Milad |
August 26 |
Wednesday |
|
12 |
Janmashtami |
September 04 |
Friday |
|
13 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
October 02 |
Friday |
|
14 |
Dussehra |
October 20 |
Tuesday |
|
15 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
November 08 |
Sunday |
|
16 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
November 24 |
Tuesday |
|
17 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Friday |
List of holidays in 2025
|
Sl. No. |
Gazetted Holiday |
Date |
Day of the week |
|
1 |
Pongal |
January 14 |
Tuesday |
|
2 |
Republic Day |
January 26 |
Sunday |
|
3 |
Sri Lankan National Day |
February 04 |
Tuesday |
|
4 |
Holi |
March 14 |
Friday |
|
5 |
Id-ul-Fitr |
March 31 |
Monday |
|
6 |
Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
April 14 |
Monday |
|
7 |
Good Friday |
April 18 |
Friday |
|
8 |
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day / Buddha Purnima |
May 13 |
Tuesday |
|
9 |
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
June 07 |
Saturday |
|
10 |
Muharram |
July 06 |
Sunday |
|
11 |
Independence Day |
August 15 |
Friday |
|
12 |
Janmashtami |
August 16 |
Saturday |
|
13 |
Id-e-Milad |
September 05 |
Friday |
|
14 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
October 02 |
Thursday |
|
15 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
October 20 |
Monday |
|
16 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
November 05 |
Wednesday |
|
17 |
Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Thursday |
