National holidays of Sri Lanka in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Sri Lanka. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Jan. 10, 2020 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 15, 2020 | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 4, 2020 | National Day | |
| Saturday | Feb. 8, 2020 | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 14, 2020 | Valentine's Day | |
| Friday | Feb. 21, 2020 | Mahasivarathri Day | |
| Monday | March 9, 2020 | Madin Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Tuesday | March 10, 2020 | Holi | |
| Friday | March 20, 2020 | March Equinox | |
| Tuesday | April 7, 2020 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | |
| Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | |
| Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Eve | |
| Monday | April 13, 2020 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year's Day | |
| Friday | May 1, 2020 | May Day | |
| Thursday | May 7, 2020 | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Friday | May 8, 2020 | Day after Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | May 25, 2020 | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday | June 5, 2020 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Sunday | June 21, 2020 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | June 21, 2020 | Father's Day | |
| Saturday | July 4, 2020 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday | Aug. 1, 2020 | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Raksha Bandhan | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 11, 2020 | Janmashtami | |
| Saturday | Aug. 22, 2020 | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 1, 2020 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
| Thursday | Oct. 1, 2020 | Adhi Vap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday | Oct. 17, 2020 | First Day of Navaratri | |
| Sunday | Oct. 25, 2020 | Dussehra | |
| Thursday | Oct. 29, 2020 | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) | |
| Friday | Oct. 30, 2020 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Saturday | Nov. 14, 2020 | Deepavali | |
| Sunday | Nov. 29, 2020 | Il Full Moon Poya Day | |
| Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
| Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 29, 2020 | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
Public Holidays
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