| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 International Workers' DayVesak Full Moon Poya Day | 2 Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Eid al-Adha | 29 | 30 Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day | 31 |
May 2026 Holidays for Sri Lanka
- International Workers' Day (ලොක කම්කරු දිනය)
- Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය)
- Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනට පසු දිනය)
- Eid al-Adha (ඊදුල් අල්හා)
- Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day (අධි පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය)
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Public holidays in Sri Lanka in May 2026
There are 5 public holidays in Sri Lanka in May 2026:
- International Workers' Day (ලොක කම්කරු දිනය) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (වෙසක් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනට පසු දිනය) – Saturday, May 2, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (ඊදුල් අල්හා) – Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Adhi Poson Full Moon Poya Day (අධි පොසොන් පුර පසළොස්වක පෝය දිනය) – Saturday, May 30, 2026
Next public holiday in Sri Lanka: Poson Full Moon Poya Day on Monday, June 29, 2026. Previous public holiday: Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
May 2026 at a glance
- Number of days in May 2026: 31
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday): 21
- Weekend days (Saturday and Sunday): 10
- Week numbers: 18–22
- May 2026 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
- May 2026 has 4 Mondays, 4 Tuesdays, 4 Wednesdays, 4 Thursdays, 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays.
- Quarter 2 of 2026: days 121–151 of the year.
- The days of May 2026 fall on the same weekdays as in May 2020 and May 2037.
- Public holidays in Sri Lanka: 5
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday) without public holidays in Sri Lanka: 19