Sri Lanka Public Holidays 2023

Below you'll find 2023's official holidays for Sri Lanka. This list includes all government-recognized public holidays when businesses and offices may be closed.

Sri Lanka

There are 27 public holidays in Sri Lanka for 2023. There are also bank and optional holidays across the country. Explore calendars for different countries or religions to learn more about their significant dates.

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Sri Lanka public holidays in 2023
Date	Day	Holiday name
2023-01-06	Fri	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
2023-01-15	Sun	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
2023-01-16	Mon	Special Bank Holiday
2023-02-04	Sat	National Day
2023-02-05	Sun	Navam Full Moon Poya Day
2023-02-18	Sat	Mahasivarathri Day
2023-03-06	Mon	Madin Full Moon Poya Day
2023-04-05	Wed	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
2023-04-07	Fri	Good Friday
2023-04-13	Thu	Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve
2023-04-14	Fri	Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
2023-04-22	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
2023-05-01	Mon	May Day
2023-05-05	Fri	Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2023-05-06	Sat	Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2023-06-03	Sat	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
2023-06-29	Thu	Eid al-Adha
2023-07-03	Mon	Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day
2023-08-01	Tue	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
2023-08-30	Wed	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
2023-09-28	Thu	Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)
2023-09-29	Fri	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
2023-10-28	Sat	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
2023-11-12	Sun	Deepavali
2023-11-26	Sun	Ill Full Moon Poya Day
2023-12-25	Mon	Christmas Day
2023-12-26	Tue	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day