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.
| 2017 Day | Public Holiday |
| Thursday, January 12 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| Saturday, January 14 | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
| Saturday, February 04 | Independence Day |
| Friday, February 10 | Nawam Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday, February 24 | Maha Sivarathri Day |
| Sunday, March 12 | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, April 10 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday, April 13 | Day Before Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Friday, April 14 | Good Friday |
| Friday, April 14 | Sinhala and Tamil New Year |
| Monday, May 01 | International Workers' Day |
| Wednesday, May 10 | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday, May 11 | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday, June 08 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, June 26 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Saturday, July 08 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, August 07 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday, September 01 | Eid al-Adha |
| Tuesday, September 05 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday, October 05 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Wednesday, October 18 | Diwali |
| Friday, November 03 | Il Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday, December 01 | Prophet's Birthday |
| Sunday, December 03 | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |