Sri Lanka Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Sri Lanka 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th January | Friday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th January | Sunday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th January | Monday | Special Bank Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 4th February | Saturday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 5th February | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Saturday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday |
| 6th March | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th March | Wednesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 21st March | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24th March | Friday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 5th April | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 13th April | Thursday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday |
| 14th April | Friday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd April | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 5th May | Friday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 6th May | Saturday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 3rd June | Saturday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 29th June | Thursday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
| 3rd July | Monday | Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st August | Tuesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 30th August | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 30th August | Wednesday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 19th September | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 28th September | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | Public Holiday |
| 29th September | Friday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th October | Tuesday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 28th October | Saturday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th November | Sunday | Deepavali | Public Holiday |
| 26th November | Sunday | Ill Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Sri Lanka. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Sri Lanka this year in 2023?
There are 27 holidays in Sri Lanka in 2023
How to retrieve the Sri Lanka holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=LK&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Sri Lanka holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'LK', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);