Public Holidays
HIGH COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAY 2026
| NO. | HOLIDAY | OBSERVED BY MALAYSIA (MY) / SRI LANKA (SL) | DAY | DATE |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | MY | Thursday | 1 January |
| 2 | National Day of Sri Lanka | SL | Wednesday | 4 February |
| 3 | Chinese New Year | MY | Tuesday | 17 February |
| 4 | Hari Raya Aidil Fitri * / ** | MY / SL | Saturday Sunday | 21 March 22 March |
| 5 | Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day | SL | Tuesday | 14 April |
| 6 | Labour Day & Wesak Day | MY / SL | Friday | 1 May |
| 7 | Hari Raya Haji ** | MY | Wednesday | 27 May |
| 8 | Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong | MY | Monday | 1 June |
| 9 | Awal Muharram ** | MY | Wednesday | 17 June |
| 10 | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | SL | Monday | 29 June |
| 11 | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | SL | Wednesday | 29 July |
| 12 | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) | MY / SL | Tuesday | 25 August |
| 13 | National Day of Malaysia | MY | Monday | 31 August |
| 14 | Malaysia Day | MY | Wednesday | 16 September |
| 15 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day * | SL | Sunday | 25 October |
| 16 | Deepavali * | MY / SL | Sunday | 8 November |
| 17 | Christmas | MY / SL | Friday | 25 December |
Note:
- The High Commission of Malaysia in Sri Lanka is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
- * Whenever a public holiday falls on Sunday, the following working day will be observed as a holiday.
- ** Subject to change.