Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2021

This page contains a national calendar of all 2021 public holidays. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

Date	Day	Holiday
14 Jan	Thu	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
28 Jan	Thu	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
4 Feb	Thu	National Day
26 Feb	Fri	Navam Full Moon Poya Day
11 Mar	Thu	Mahasivarathri Day
28 Mar	Sun	Madin Full Moon Poya Day
2 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
13 Apr	Tue	Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
14 Apr	Wed	Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
26 Apr	Mon	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
1 May	Sat	May Day
14 May	Fri	Id Ul-Fitr
26 May	Wed	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
27 May	Thu	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
24 Jun	Thu	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
20 Jul	Tue	Id Ul-Alha
23 Jul	Fri	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
22 Aug	Sun	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
20 Sep	Mon	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
19 Oct	Tue	Milad un-Nabi
20 Oct	Wed	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
4 Nov	Thu	Deepavali
18 Nov	Thu	Ill Full Moon Poya Day
18 Dec	Sat	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2021 are released.