Sri Lanka Events and Festivals

Events and Festivals Year

Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted and ancient civilisation endows the island with a legacy of colourful national and religious festivals. Hardly a month goes by without a unique national or religious celebration of diverse cultures and religions, celebrated with the flair of people with a genius for pageantry and ceremony.

The full moon (Poya) day of each month known by their traditional Sinhala names is of special religious significance. The exact dates of Sri Lanka’s festivals change from year to year as they depend on lunar or solar phases.

Sports events in Sri Lanka too attract fanfare. While Sri Lanka is internationally known for sports like cricket and athletics, an increasing array of sporting events including golf tournaments, water-sport events and motor races are becoming popular attractions in some the most scenic places.

January, 2007
Record Entries for Sri Lanka’s International Elephant Polo Tournament

April, 2007
New Year Day
From Friday, April 14, 2007To Friday, April 14, 2007

May, 2007Wesak (Buddhist Festival)
From Sunday, May 14, 2007To Sunday, May 14, 2007

June, 2007
Poson (Buddhist Festival)
From Sunday, June 11, 2007To Sunday, June 11, 2007

Travel Mart 2007From Friday, June 16, 2007To Sunday, June 18, 2007

August, 2007
2007Kandy Perahera
From Friday, September 08, 2007To Sunday, September 10, 2007

World Tourism Day
From Wednesday, September 27, 2007To Wednesday, September 27, 2007

October, 2007
Deepavali (Hindu Festival)
From Saturday, October 21, 2007To Saturday, October 21, 2007

November, 2007
International Surfing Competition in
From Thursday, November 16, 2007To Thursday, November 23, 2007