Public holidays in 2021 in Sri Lanka

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 27 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 27 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

27 days

From 27 holiday records in Sri Lanka, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

May

6 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

4 days

2021-05-24 - 2021-05-27.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 14, 2021Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Jan 28, 2021Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 4, 2021National Day
Feb 26, 2021Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 11, 2021Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 28, 2021Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 2, 2021Good Friday
Apr 13, 2021Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Apr 14, 2021Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Apr 26, 2021Bak Full Moon Poya Day
May 1, 2021May Day
May 14, 2021Eid al-Fitr
May 24, 2021Vesak Holiday - Public Sector
May 25, 2021Vesak Holiday - Public Sector
May 26, 2021Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 27, 2021Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 24, 2021Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jul 21, 2021Eid al-Adha
Jul 23, 2021Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 22, 2021Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 20, 2021Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 19, 2021Milad-Un-Nabi
Oct 20, 2021Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Nov 4, 2021Deepavali
Nov 18, 2021Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 18, 2021Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25, 2021Christmas Day

Related guides & tools

Working days in Sri Lanka (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Sri Lanka (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Sri Lanka (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Sri Lanka in 2021?

Sri Lanka has about 27 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 27 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

May has the most holiday days, with 6.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides