Bank Holidays

Bank Holidays 2023

B - Bank Holiday   P - Public Holiday   M - Mercantile Holiday

January 6 Fri Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
January 15 Sun Tamil Thai Pongal Day B.P.M.
January 16 Mon Special Bank Holiday(In lieu of Tamil Thai Pongal Day which falls on a Sunday) B.
February 4 Sat Independence Day B.P.M.
February 5 Sun Navam Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
February 18 Sat Mahasivarathri Day B.P.
March 6 Mon Medin Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
April 5 Wed Bak Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
April 7 Fri Good Friday B.P.
April 13 Thu Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day B.P.M.
April 14 Fri Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day B.P.M.
April 22 Sat Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) B.P.
May 1 Mon May Day B.P.M.
May 5 Fri Vesak Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
May 6 Sat Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day B.P.M.
June 3 Sat Poson Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
June 29 Thu Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) B.P.
July 3 Mon Adhi-Esala Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
August 1 Tue Esala Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
August 30 Wed Nikini Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
September 28 Thu Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) B.P.M.
September 29 Fri Binara Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
October 28 Sat Vap Full Moon Poya Day B.P
November 12 Sun Deepavali Festival Day B.P.
November 26 Sun Ill Full Moon Poya Day B.P.
December 25 Mon Christmas Day B.P.M.
December 26 Tue Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day B.P.