2026 Mercantile Holidays in Sri Lanka: A Complete Guide

Isuru Udantha | Dec 3, 2025
2026 Mercantile Holidays in Sri Lanka: A Complete Guide

These are all the eligible holidays for pirvate sector in 2026

Disclaimer:
This list is intended for private-sector organisations in Sri Lanka and includes all holidays commonly observed by the private sector, covering mercantile, public, Poya, and major religious holidays. Actual holiday practices may vary by company policy.


DateDayHoliday
January 3SaturdayDuruthu Full Moon Poya Day
January 15ThursdayTamil Thai Pongal Day
February 1SundayNawam Full Moon Poya Day
February 4WednesdayIndependence Day
February 15SundayMaha Sivarathri Day
March 2MondayMedin Full Moon Poya Day
March 21SaturdayId-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
April 1WednesdayBak Full Moon Poya Day
April 13MondayDay Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
April 14TuesdaySinhala & Tamil New Year Day
May 1FridayVesak Full Moon Poya Day
May 1FridayMay Day (International Workers’ Day)
May 2SaturdayDay After Vesak Poya
May 28ThursdayId-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
May 30SaturdayAdhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day
June 29MondayPoson Full Moon Poya Day
July 29WednesdayEsala Full Moon Poya Day
August 26WednesdayMilad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday)
August 27ThursdayNikini Full Moon Poya Day
September 26SaturdayBinara Full Moon Poya Day
October 25SundayVap Full Moon Poya Day
November 8SundayDeepavali Festival Day
November 24TuesdayIl Full Moon Poya Day
December 23WednesdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya Day
December 25FridayChristmas Day

Add This Calendar to Your Personal Device

You can easily add the 2026 Holiday Calendar to your phone or laptop so all holidays automatically appear in your schedule.

Public Calendar Link (Google Calendar Web View):
Open Google Calendar Link

iCal Format (For Apple / Outlook / Android):
Download iCal File

How to Add the Calendar

Google Calendar (Android / Web)

  1. Copy the iCal link above.
  2. Open Google Calendar on your computer.
  3. On the left, click “Other calendars” → “Add by URL”.
  4. Paste the link and click Add Calendar.
  5. It will automatically sync to your phone.

Apple Calendar (iPhone / MacBook)

  1. Copy the iCal link.
  2. On iPhone:
    • Go to Settings → Calendar → Accounts → Add Account → Other
    • Select Add Subscribed Calendar
    • Paste the URL → Save
  3. On Mac:
    • Open Calendar appFile → New Calendar Subscription
    • Paste the link → Subscribe.

Microsoft Outlook (Windows / Office 365)

  1. Open Outlook Calendar.
  2. Go to Add Calendar → Subscribe from Web.
  3. Paste the iCal URL → Name the calendar → Import.
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