Sri Lanka Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Sri Lanka 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th January | Monday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday |
| 25th January | Thursday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 4th February | Sunday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 23rd February | Friday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th March | Friday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 24th March | Sunday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 25th March | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 11th April | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 12th April | Friday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday |
| 13th April | Saturday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 23rd April | Tuesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 23rd May | Thursday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 24th May | Friday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Friday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st June | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| 20th July | Saturday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 19th August | Monday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 17th September | Tuesday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 13th October | Sunday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 17th October | Thursday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st October | Thursday | Deepavali | Public Holiday |
| 15th November | Friday | Ill Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th December | Saturday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas 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 2024?
There are 25 holidays in Sri Lanka in 2024
How to retrieve the Sri Lanka holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=LK&year=2024 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: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);