All Saturdays and Sundays are holydays in Sri Lanka.Bank will be close on these days.In addition to Saturday and Sunday, the full moon day (Poya day) of each month is a holiday in Sri Lanka. On Poya Days all places of entretainment are closed and no liquor is sold. Hotels make special arrangments for customers to order their lequor the day before Poya holiday.
P = Public Holidays B = Bank Holidays M = Mercantile Hiloday
January | 05 Friday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya day | P B M |
| 15 Monday | Tamil Thai Pongal day | P B M |
February | 04 Sunday | Independence Commemoration Day | P B M |
| 04 Sunday | Navam Full Moon Poya day | P B M |
| 05 Monday | Special Bank Holiday | B |
| 17 Saturday | Mahasivarathri Day | P B |
| 21 Wednesday | Ramasan Holiday | P B |
March | 04 Monday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
April | 03 Wednesday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
| 05 Friday | Good Friday | P B |
| 12 Friday | Day prior to the Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | P B M |
| 13 Saturday | Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | P B M |
| 29 Monday | Hajji Festival day | P B |
May | 01 Wednesday | May Day | P B M |
| 03 Friday | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
| 04 Saturday | Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya day | P B M |
| 22 Wednesday | National Heroes Day | P B M |
June | 01 Saturday | Poson Full Moon Poya day | P B M |
| 30 Sunday | Adi Esala Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
| 30 Sunday | Special bank Holiday | B |
July | 29 Monday | Milad-Ul-Nabi day | P B M |
| 30 Tuesday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
August | 28 Wednesday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
September | 26 Thursday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
| 26 Thursday | Bandaranaike Memorial Day | P B M |
October | 26 Saturday | Wap Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
November | 10 Sunday | Depavali Day | P B |
| 24 Sunday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
December | 24 Tuesday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | P B M |
| 25 Wednesday | Christmas Day | P B M |
| 31Tuesday | Special Bank Holiday | B |