⚖️ Legal Regulations

Public holidays in Sri Lanka are recognized as 'dies non' (non-working days) under law. The Shop and Office Employees Act mandates eight statutory paid holidays for private sector employees, requiring double pay or a substitute holiday for work on those days. In the United States, federal holidays are established by Congress and primarily apply to federal employees and the District of Columbia; private sector observance is not federally mandated.

💡 Insights

A common cultural practice is to create 'bridge days' by taking leave between a holiday and a weekend for an extended break. The typical full-time work schedule is Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Strategic vacation planning is popular, with articles often published suggesting the best days to take off to maximize holiday weekends.
In Sri Lanka, the standard workweek is Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday as weekends, though some sectors observe Saturday as a half-day. In the United States, the typical workweek is also Monday to Friday, with a strong culture of not working on weekends, though retail and service industries often operate seven days a week.

2026 Working days summary for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has 243 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 95 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 27 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

243
Working Days
95
Weekend Days
27
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 8 2 31
February 19 6 3 28
March 21 8 2 31
April 17 8 5 30
May 19 8 4 31
June 21 8 1 30
July 22 8 1 31
August 18 10 3 31
September 22 7 1 30
October 22 8 1 31
November 20 8 2 30
December 21 8 2 31
Total 243 95 27 365

2026 Calendar for Sri Lanka

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
2
3
4
National Day
National Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Mahasivarathri Day
Mahasivarathri Day
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

19 working days, 6 weekend days, and 3 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
Madin Full Moon Poya Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
14
Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

17 working days, 8 weekend days, and 5 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
May Day / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
May Day / Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
24
25
26
27
28
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
29
30
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
31

19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 4 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
30
31

22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Milad-Un-Nabi
Milad-Un-Nabi
27
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
28
29
30
31

18 working days, 10 weekend days, and 3 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Deepavali
Deepavali
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Il Full Moon Poya Day
Il Full Moon Poya Day
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in December 2026.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:25:31The holiday set for Sri Lanka in 2026 has been expanded with the addition of several new observances and adjustments to existing dates.
2026-05-05 10:50:39The holiday set for Sri Lanka in 2026 has been expanded with the addition of several new observances while also adjusting the dates of existing ones.

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