Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Poya days and other lunar holidays are gazetted every year. Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Sunday, January 08 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sunday, January 15 | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| Saturday, February 04 | Independence Day |
| Sunday, February 05 | Prophet's Birthday |
| Tuesday, February 07 | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, February 20 | Maha Sivarathri Day |
| Wednesday, March 07 | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday, April 06 | Good Friday |
| Friday, April 06 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday, April 12 | Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Friday, April 13 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Tuesday, May 01 | International Workers' Day |
| Saturday, May 05 | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sunday, May 06 | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, May 07 | Special Public Holiday |
| Monday, June 04 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Tuesday, July 03 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| Wednesday, August 01 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Friday, August 31 | Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Saturday, September 29 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Saturday, October 27 | Eid al-Adha |
| Monday, October 29 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Tuesday, November 13 | Diwali |
| Tuesday, November 27 | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
| Thursday, December 27 | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |