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Public holidays in Sri Lanka in 2027
Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays in 2027, 19 of them on working days, leaving 242 working days. 9 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Jan 2027 | Sunday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| 15 Jan 2027 | Friday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| 1 Feb 2027 | Monday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day |
| 4 Feb 2027 | Thursday | National Day |
| 15 Feb 2027 | Monday | Mahasivarathri Day |
| 2 Mar 2027 | Tuesday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day |
| 21 Mar 2027 | Sunday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| 26 Mar 2027 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 Apr 2027 | Thursday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 13 Apr 2027 | Tuesday | Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| 14 Apr 2027 | Wednesday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 2 May 2027 | Sunday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| 28 May 2027 | Friday | Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) |
| 30 May 2027 | Sunday | Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| 29 Jun 2027 | Tuesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| 29 Jul 2027 | Thursday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| 26 Aug 2027 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
| 27 Aug 2027 | Friday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| 26 Sept 2027 | Sunday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25 Oct 2027 | Monday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 8 Nov 2027 | Monday | Deepavali Festival Day |
| 24 Nov 2027 | Wednesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| 23 Dec 2027 | Thursday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Sri Lanka, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day)
- 14 Jan 2027 – 17 Jan 2027: book Thursday 14 Jan 2027 (Tamil Thai Pongal Day)
- 29 Jan 2027 – 1 Feb 2027: book Friday 29 Jan 2027 (Navam Full Moon Poya Day)
- 4 Feb 2027 – 7 Feb 2027: book Friday 5 Feb 2027 (National Day)
- 12 Feb 2027 – 15 Feb 2027: book Friday 12 Feb 2027 (Mahasivarathri Day)
- 27 Feb 2027 – 2 Mar 2027: book Monday 1 Mar 2027 (Madin Full Moon Poya Day)
- 19 Mar 2027 – 21 Mar 2027: book Friday 19 Mar 2027 (Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day))
- 25 Mar 2027 – 28 Mar 2027: book Thursday 25 Mar 2027 (Good Friday)
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