Holidays and Observances in Sri Lanka in 2018
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 14 | Sunday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Monday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day observed | Public Holiday |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 4 | Sunday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 5 | Monday | National Day observed | Public Holiday |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 13 | Friday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Friday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year Bank Holiday (afternoon) | Public Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Sunday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Apr 30 | Monday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| May 13 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| May 29 | Tuesday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 27 | Wednesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Jul 27 | Friday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Saturday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Monday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Oct 10 | Wednesday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Friday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Wednesday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Nov 6 | Tuesday | Deepavali | Public Holiday |
| Nov 20 | Tuesday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | Public Holiday |
| Nov 22 | Thursday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
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While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
