National Events & Festivals in Sri Lanka

  Event or Festival   Day / Month   Place, Location or City
 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  Galle Face Green, Colombo
 Royal Thomian Cricket Match  March  SSC Grounds, Colombo
 Sinhala & Tamil New Year  April  Sri Lanka
 May Day  May 1st  Colombo
 Vesak Festival  May  Sri Lanka
 Poson Festival  June  Ambasthale Dagoba, Mihintale
 Bradby Shield Rugby Match  June  Colombo & Kandy
 Esala Festival  July  Kataragama Shrine, Kataragama
 Mayurapathy Chariot Festival  July  Sri Paththirakaali Amman Temple,  Colombo
 Hikkaduwa Beach Festival  July/August  Hikkaduwa
 Oman Air Golf Classic  August  Victoria Golf Club, Kandy
 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