Holidays/Working Hours

Office Days: Sunday to Thursday – Office Hours: 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. (Consular Hours- 8.30 AM- 3.00 PM)

Consular section is open first Friday of the month 9.00 a.m to 12.00 p.m by appointment (968 7825 2852)

Public Holidays for Sri Lanka Embassy – 2026

No Date Day Holiday Type Remarks
0115th January 2026Thursday Tamil Thai Pongal Day SL Holiday
0204th February 2026Wednesday Independence Day SL Holiday
0315th February 2026Sunday Maha Sivarathri Day SL Holiday
0421st March 2026Saturday Eid Ul Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) SL & Oman Holiday Not applicable to Oman as Saturday is a non-working day
0522nd March 2026Sunday Eid Ul Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) Oman Holiday
0613th April 2026Monday Day Prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day SL Holiday
0714th April 2026Tuesday Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day SL Holiday
0801st May 2026Friday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day SL Holiday Not applicable to Oman as Friday is a non-working day
0928th May 2026Thursday Id-Al-Allah (Hajji Festival day) SL & Oman Holiday
1018th June 2026Thursday Hijri New Year Oman Holiday
1129th June 2026Monday Poson Full Moon Poya Day SL Holiday
1229th July 2026Wednesday Esala Full Moon Poya Day SL Holiday
1327th August 2026Thursday Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) SL & Oman Holiday
1423th September 2026Wednesday September Equinox Oman Holiday
1508th November 2026Sunday Deepavali Festival Day SL Holiday
1625th November 2026Wednesday Oman National Day Oman Holiday
1723rd December 2026Wednesday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day SL Holiday
1825th December 2026Friday Christmas Day SL Holiday Not applicable to Oman as Friday is a non-working day