Holidays and Observances in Sri Lanka in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Friday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 15 | Sunday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | Public Holiday |
| Jan 16 | Monday | Special Bank Holiday | Public Holiday |
| Feb 4 | Saturday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 5 | Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 18 | Saturday | Mahasivarathri Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 6 | Monday | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Mar 8 | Wednesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 24 | Friday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| Apr 5 | Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | Public Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| Apr 22 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | May Day | Public Holiday |
| May 5 | Friday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| May 6 | Saturday | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| Jun 3 | Saturday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 29 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
| Jul 3 | Monday | Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Aug 1 | Tuesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Wednesday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Sep 19 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 28 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | Public Holiday |
| Sep 29 | Friday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Tuesday | Dussehra | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 28 | Saturday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Nov 12 | Sunday | Deepavali | Public Holiday |
| Nov 26 | Sunday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | Public Holiday |
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