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Sri Lanka public holidays 2028: 26 holidays, 2 long weekends

In 2028, Sri Lanka has 26 public holidays: 18 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Good Friday falls on April 14, 2028, and April is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

Public holidays in 2028

DateWeekdayHolidaySubstitute day
January 1, 2028SaturdayNew Year's Day—
January 3, 2028MondayDuruthu Full Moon Poya Day—
January 15, 2028SaturdayTamil Thai Pongal Day—
February 1, 2028TuesdayNavam Full Moon Poya Day—
February 4, 2028FridayNational Day—
February 15, 2028TuesdayMahasivarathri Day—
March 2, 2028ThursdayMadin Full Moon Poya Day—
March 21, 2028TuesdayId-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)—
April 1, 2028SaturdayBak Full Moon Poya Day—
April 13, 2028ThursdayDay before Sinhala and Tamil New Year—
April 14, 2028FridayGood Friday—
April 14, 2028FridaySinhala and Tamil New Year—
May 1, 2028MondayLabour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day—
May 2, 2028TuesdayDay following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day—
May 28, 2028SundayId-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)—
May 30, 2028TuesdayAdhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day—
June 29, 2028ThursdayPoson Full Moon Poya Day—
July 29, 2028SaturdayEsala Full Moon Poya Day—
August 26, 2028SaturdayMilad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)—
August 27, 2028SundayNikini Full Moon Poya Day—
September 26, 2028TuesdayBinara Full Moon Poya Day—
October 25, 2028WednesdayVap Full Moon Poya Day—
November 8, 2028WednesdayDeepavali Festival Day—
November 24, 2028FridayIl Full Moon Poya Day—
December 23, 2028SaturdayUnduvap Full Moon Poya Day—
December 25, 2028MondayChristmas Day—

2028 calendar

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Holidays on weekend days

HolidayDateWeekday / Substitute day
New Year's DayJanuary 1, 2028Saturday
Tamil Thai Pongal DayJanuary 15, 2028Saturday
Bak Full Moon Poya DayApril 1, 2028Saturday
Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)May 28, 2028Sunday
Esala Full Moon Poya DayJuly 29, 2028Saturday
Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)August 26, 2028Saturday
Nikini Full Moon Poya DayAugust 27, 2028Sunday
Unduvap Full Moon Poya DayDecember 23, 2028Saturday

Long weekends and bridge days

DateDays offvacation daysHoliday
January 1, 2028 – January 3, 20283No leave neededNew Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
January 1, 2028 – January 9, 202894New Year's Day, Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
February 4, 2028 – February 6, 20283No leave neededNational Day
January 29, 2028 – February 1, 202841Navam Full Moon Poya Day
February 12, 2028 – February 15, 202841Mahasivarathri Day

Moving holidays

HolidayDateMoving holidays
Good FridayApril 14, 202820 later

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