Public holidays in 2025 in Sri Lanka

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2025. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 26 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 26 calendar days that fall in 2025.

Key insights

Total holidays

26 days

From 26 holiday records in Sri Lanka, 2025.

Busiest holiday month

April

4 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

3 days

2025-04-12 - 2025-04-14.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 13, 2025Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Jan 14, 2025Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Feb 4, 2025National Day
Feb 12, 2025Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 26, 2025Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 13, 2025Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 31, 2025Eid al-Fitr
Apr 12, 2025Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 13, 2025Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
Apr 14, 2025Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Apr 18, 2025Good Friday
May 1, 2025May Day
May 12, 2025Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 13, 2025Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 7, 2025Eid al-Adha
Jun 10, 2025Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jul 10, 2025Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 8, 2025Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 5, 2025Milad-Un-Nabi
Sep 7, 2025Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 6, 2025Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 20, 2025Deepavali
Nov 5, 2025Il Full Moon Poya Day
Nov 28, 2025Bad Weather Holiday
Dec 4, 2025Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25, 2025Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Sri Lanka in 2025?

Sri Lanka has about 26 distinct public holiday days in 2025 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 26 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

April has the most holiday days, with 4.

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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