Sri Lankan Events & Festivals Calendar

 Event or Festival

 Day/Month

 Location

 Duruthu Perahera

 January [ Poya day]

 Kelaniya Temple, Colombo

 Galle Literary Festival

 January/February

 Galle

 Elephant Polo Tournament

 February

 Galle

 Navam Perahera

 February [ Poya day]

 Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo

 National Day

 February 4th

 Central Colombo, Colombo

 Medin

 March [ Poya day]

 Sri Lanka

 Sinhala & Tamil New Year Festival

 April

 Sri Lanka

 Bak

 April [ Poya day]

 Sri Lanka

 May Day

 May 1st

 Colombo

 Vesak Festival

 May

 Sri Lanka

 Walk the World

 June

 Colombo

 Poson Festival

 June

 Ambasthale Dagoba, Mihintale

 Esala Festival

 July

 Kataragama Shrine, Kataragama

 Mayurapathy Chariot Festival

 July

 Sri Paththirakaali Amman Temple, Colombo

 Hikkaduwa Beach Festival

 July/August

 Hikkaduwa

 Vel Festival

 August

 Colombo

 Kandy Perahera

 August

 Kandy

 National Festival of Kites 

 September

 Mount Lavinia Beach, Lavinia

 Navarathri Festival

 September/October

 Sri Lanka

 Sri Lankan Airlines Golf Classic

 October

 Victoria Golf Club, Kandy

 World Spice Festival

 November

 Colombo

 Deepavali (Diwali)

 November

 Sri Lanka

 Adam's Peak Festival

 December

 Adam's Peak, Dalhousie

 Ulpotha: Retreat to the Extreme

 N/A

 Ulpotha

 Vipassana Meditation Centre

 N/A

 Vipassana Meditation Centre, Kandy