Public holidays in 2024 in Sri Lanka

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2024 through Dec 31, 2024. 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 2024.

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Key insights

Total holidays

27 days

From 27 holiday records in Sri Lanka, 2024.

Busiest holiday month

April

5 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

2 days

2024-04-12 - 2024-04-13.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 15, 2024Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Jan 25, 2024Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 4, 2024National Day
Feb 23, 2024Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 8, 2024Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 24, 2024Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 29, 2024Good Friday
Apr 10, 2024Eid al-Fitr
Apr 12, 2024Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Apr 13, 2024Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Apr 15, 2024Sinhala and Tamil New Year Holiday
Apr 23, 2024Bak Full Moon Poya Day
May 1, 2024May Day
May 23, 2024Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 24, 2024Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 17, 2024Eid al-Adha
Jun 21, 2024Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jul 20, 2024Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 19, 2024Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 16, 2024Milad-Un-Nabi
Sep 17, 2024Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 23, 2024Public Sector Holiday
Oct 17, 2024Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 31, 2024Deepavali
Nov 15, 2024Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 14, 2024Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25, 2024Christmas Day

Related guides & tools

Working days in Sri Lanka (2024)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Sri Lanka (2024)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Sri Lanka (2024)

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 2024?

Sri Lanka has about 27 distinct public holiday days in 2024 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).

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