Public holidays in 2022 in Sri Lanka

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 39 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 38 calendar days that fall in 2022.

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Key insights

Total holidays

38 days

From 39 holiday records in Sri Lanka, 2022.

Busiest holiday month

July

7 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

6 days

2022-04-11 - 2022-04-16.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 14, 2022Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Jan 17, 2022Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 4, 2022National Day
Feb 16, 2022Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 1, 2022Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 17, 2022Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 11, 2022Sinhala and Tamil New Year Holiday
Apr 12, 2022Sinhala and Tamil New Year Holiday
Apr 13, 2022Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Apr 14, 2022Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Apr 15, 2022Good Friday
Apr 16, 2022Bak Full Moon Poya Day
May 1, 2022May Day
May 2, 2022Special Bank Holiday
May 3, 2022Eid al-Fitr
May 15, 2022Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 16, 2022Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 13, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jun 14, 2022Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 17, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jun 24, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jul 1, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jul 8, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jul 10, 2022Eid al-Adha
Jul 13, 2022Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Jul 15, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jul 22, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Jul 29, 2022Public Sector Holiday
Aug 11, 2022Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 10, 2022Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 19, 2022National Day of Mourning
Oct 9, 2022Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 9, 2022Milad-Un-Nabi
Oct 10, 2022Special Bank Holiday
Oct 24, 2022Deepavali
Nov 7, 2022Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 7, 2022Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25, 2022Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2022Special Bank Holiday

Related guides & tools

Working days in Sri Lanka (2022)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Sri Lanka (2022)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Sri Lanka (2022)

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 2022?

Sri Lanka has about 38 distinct public holiday days in 2022 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 39 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

July has the most holiday days, with 7.

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).

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