Public holidays in 2023 in Sri Lanka

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023. 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 2023.

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Key insights

Total holidays

27 days

From 27 holiday records in Sri Lanka, 2023.

Busiest holiday month

April

5 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

2 days

2023-01-15 - 2023-01-16.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 6, 2023Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Jan 15, 2023Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Jan 16, 2023Special Bank Holiday
Feb 4, 2023National Day
Feb 5, 2023Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 18, 2023Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 6, 2023Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 5, 2023Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 7, 2023Good Friday
Apr 13, 2023Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Apr 14, 2023Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Apr 22, 2023Eid al-Fitr
May 1, 2023May Day
May 5, 2023Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 6, 2023Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 3, 2023Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 29, 2023Eid al-Adha
Jul 3, 2023Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 1, 2023Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 30, 2023Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 28, 2023Milad-Un-Nabi
Sep 29, 2023Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 28, 2023Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Nov 12, 2023Deepavali
Nov 26, 2023Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25, 2023Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2023Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

Related guides & tools

Working days in Sri Lanka (2023)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Sri Lanka (2023)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Sri Lanka (2023)

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 2023?

Sri Lanka has about 27 distinct public holiday days in 2023 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 27 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

April has the most holiday days, with 5.

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