📢 Official Holiday Notice 2027
Public & Bank Holidays – Sri Lanka (2027)
The Ministry of Public Administration has released the official Public and Bank Holidays list for the year 2027 under the Holidays Act No. 29 of 1971 via Extraordinary Gazette No. 2493/05.
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සිංහල සාරාංශය
2027 වසරේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නිල රජයේ හා බැංකු නිවාඩු දින ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
2027 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான அரசு மற்றும் வங்கி விடுமுறை பட்டியல் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
📅 2027 Holiday Schedule
15 Jan 2027 (Fri)Tamil Thai Pongal Day
22 Jan 2027 (Fri)Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
04 Feb 2027 (Thu)Independence Day
20 Feb 2027 (Sat)Navam Full Moon Poya Day
06 Mar 2027 (Sat)Maha Shivarathri Day
10 Mar 2027 (Wed)Id-Ul-Fitre
22 Mar 2027 (Mon)Medin Full Moon Poya Day
26 Mar 2027 (Fri)Good Friday
13 Apr 2027 (Tue)Day Before New Year
14 Apr 2027 (Wed)Sinhala & Tamil New Year
20 Apr 2027 (Tue)Bak Full Moon Poya Day
01 May 2027 (Sat)May Day
17 May 2027 (Mon)Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji)
19 May 2027 (Wed)Vesak Full Moon Poya
20 May 2027 (Thu)Day After Vesak
18 Jun 2027 (Fri)Poson Full Moon Poya
18 Jul 2027 (Sun)Esala Full Moon Poya
15 Aug 2027 (Sun)Milad-Un-Nabi
16 Aug 2027 (Mon)Nikini Full Moon Poya
15 Sep 2027 (Wed)Binara Full Moon Poya
15 Oct 2027 (Fri)Vap Full Moon Poya
28 Oct 2027 (Thu)Deepawali Festival
13 Nov 2027 (Sat)Il Full Moon Poya
13 Dec 2027 (Mon)Unduvap Full Moon Poya
25 Dec 2027 (Sat)Christmas Day
⚠️ Important Information
- Issued under Extraordinary Gazette No. 2493/05 dated 16 June 2026.
- Applicable for both Public Sector and Banking Institutions.
- Compiled under the Holidays Act No. 29 of 1971.
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Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government – Extraordinary Gazette No. 2493/05
