Government Holidays - 2025

Public, bank, mercantile and full moon poya holidays – 2025 

(Subject to Variation)

January 13 Monday – Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day*† 

January 14 Tuesday – Tamil Thai Pongal Day*†‡ 

February 04 Tuesday – Independence Day*†‡ 

February 12 Wednesday      – Nawam Full Moon Poya Day*† 

February 26 Wednesday      – Maha Sivarathri Day*† 

March 13 Thursday             – Medin Full Moon Poya Day*† 

March 31 Monday               – Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)*† 

April 12 Saturday       – Bak Full Moon Poya Day*† 

April 13 Sunday – Day Prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day*†‡ 

April 14 Monday – Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day*†‡ 

April 15 Tuesday       – Special Bank Holiday† 

April 18 Friday – Good Friday*† 

May 01 Thursday – May Day (International Workers’ Day)*†‡ 

May 12 Monday – Vesak Full Moon Poya Day*† 

May 13 Tuesday – Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day*†‡ 

June 07 Saturday   – Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)*† 

June 10 Tuesday – Poson Full Moon Poya Day*† 

July 10 Thursday                – Esala Full Moon Poya Day*† 

August 08 Friday                – Nikini Full Moon Poya Day*† 

September 05 Friday          – Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday)*†‡ 

September 07 Sunday        – Binara Full Moon Poya Day*† 

October 06 Monday           – Vap Full Moon Poya Day*† 

October 20 Monday           – Deepavali Festival Day*† 

November 05 Wednesday – Il Full Moon Poya Day*† 

December 04 Thursday      – Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day*† 

December 25 Thursday      – Christmas Day*†‡ * 

Public Holidays † Bank Holidays ‡ Mercantile Holidays