2026 Working Days Calendar for Sri Lanka, Asia
Legal Regulations
The United States federal holidays for 2026 are established by federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) for government offices and the District of Columbia. Private employers are not legally required to provide these days off, but many observe them. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek but does not mandate holiday pay.
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.
News
No specific news or regulatory changes for 2026 were identified in the provided sources. The list of federal holidays remains consistent with previous years, including Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021. Observance of holidays like Independence Day on July 3rd, 2026, occurs when the actual date falls on a Saturday.
No specific news or regulatory changes for 2026 regarding working days or holidays were identified in the provided sources. The lists reflect established, recurring public holidays for Sri Lanka and the United States based on existing laws and calendars.
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, Asia
Sri Lanka, Asia has 248 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 99 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 18 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
248
Working Days
99
Weekend Days
18
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| February | 17 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| March | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| April | 19 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| May | 20 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| June | 21 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| August | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 248 | 99 | 18 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Sri Lanka, Asia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 National Day National Day | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 Navam Full Moon Poya Day Navam Full Moon Poya Day | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 Mahasivarathri Day Mahasivarathri Day | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
17 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Madin Full Moon Poya Day Madin Full Moon Poya Day | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve |
13 Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | 14 | 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 |
19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 4 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | 24 Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Poson Full Moon Poya Day Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 Esala Full Moon Poya Day Esala Full Moon Poya Day | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
30 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.