Sri Lanka public holidays 2028

Q: How many public holidays does Sri Lanka have in 2028?

25. The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

25public holidays

6long weekends

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Sri Lanka 2028

January

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

February

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29

March

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

April

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

May

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

June

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

July

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

August

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

September

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

October

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

November

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

December

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Public holiday Weekend

Public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2028

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Saturday	New Year's Day
Jan 3	Monday	Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Jan 15	Saturday	Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Feb 1	Tuesday	Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 4	Friday	National Day
Feb 15	Tuesday	Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 2	Thursday	Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 21	Tuesday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
Apr 1	Saturday	Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Apr 13	Thursday	Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year
Apr 14	Friday	Sinhala and Tamil New Year / Good Friday
May 1	Monday	Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 2	Tuesday	Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 28	Sunday	Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
May 30	Tuesday	Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 29	Thursday	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jul 29	Saturday	Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Aug 26	Saturday	Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)
Aug 27	Sunday	Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 26	Tuesday	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Oct 25	Wednesday	Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Nov 8	Wednesday	Deepavali Festival Day
Nov 24	Friday	Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 23	Saturday	Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 25	Monday	Christmas Day

In 2028, Sri Lanka has 25 public holidays. 17 of them land on a weekday, so they are real days off for most people. The year opens with New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028 and the last one is Christmas Day on Monday, December 25, 2028.

Long weekends in 2028

Jan 1 to Jan 3 (3 days): New Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 4 to Feb 6 (3 days): National Day
Apr 13 to Apr 16 (4 days): Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sinhala and Tamil New Year / Good Friday
Apr 29 to May 2 (4 days): Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Nov 24 to Nov 26 (3 days): Il Full Moon Poya Day
Dec 23 to Dec 25 (3 days): Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day, Christmas Day

Best bridge days to book

Take these days off to connect public holidays with the weekend:

Take off	Get	Around
Jan 31 (1 day)	4 days off (Jan 29 to Feb 1)	Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 14 (1 day)	4 days off (Feb 12 to Feb 15)	Mahasivarathri Day
Mar 3 (1 day)	4 days off (Mar 2 to Mar 5)	Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Mar 20 (1 day)	4 days off (Mar 18 to Mar 21)	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
May 29 (1 day)	4 days off (May 27 to May 30)	Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day), Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Jun 30 (1 day)	4 days off (Jun 29 to Jul 2)	Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Sep 25 (1 day)	4 days off (Sep 23 to Sep 26)	Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Feb 2, Feb 3 (2 days)	6 days off (Feb 1 to Feb 6)	Navam Full Moon Poya Day, National Day

Weekend days assumed: Saturday and Sunday. Read more about planning bridge days.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Sri Lanka have in 2028?

The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

How many long weekends are there in Sri Lanka in 2028?

6, and you don't need any vacation days for them. The first one runs from Jan 1 to Jan 3 (New Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day). With a day or two off you can stretch some of them further: see the bridge days above.

Which 2028 holidays in Sri Lanka fall on a weekend?

New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1, 2028), Tamil Thai Pongal Day (Saturday, January 15, 2028), Bak Full Moon Poya Day (Saturday, April 1, 2028), Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) (Sunday, May 28, 2028), Esala Full Moon Poya Day (Saturday, July 29, 2028), Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) (Saturday, August 26, 2028), Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (Sunday, August 27, 2028), Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (Saturday, December 23, 2028). Whether you get another day off instead depends on local rules. When there is a substitute day, it is in the table above.

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Other years for Sri Lanka: 2026, 2027. Without holidays: blank 2028 calendar.

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