Sri Lanka Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Sri Lanka 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th January | Monday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th January | Tuesday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday |
| 4th February | Tuesday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 12th February | Wednesday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 26th February | Wednesday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 13th March | Thursday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th March | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 12th April | Saturday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 13th April | Sunday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday |
| 14th April | Monday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 1st May | Thursday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| 11th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 12th May | Monday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 13th May | Tuesday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 10th June | Tuesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 10th July | Thursday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 8th August | Friday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 9th August | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| 27th August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 7th September | Sunday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 2nd October | Thursday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| 6th October | Monday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 20th October | Monday | Deepavali | Public Holiday |
| 5th November | Wednesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 4th December | Thursday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| 25th December | Thursday | 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 2025?
There are 25 holidays in Sri Lanka in 2025
How to retrieve the Sri Lanka holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=LK&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);