Christmas Day is a public holiday in Sri Lanka, known locally as නත්තල් උත්සව දිනය.
In 2026 it falls on Friday 25 December.
194 other countries in our calendar also have Christmas Day as a public holiday.
Dates, 2025 to 2028
| Year | Date | Weekday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 December | Thursday | |
| 2026 | 25 December | Friday long weekend | |
| 2027 | not a holiday this year | ||
| 2028 | not a holiday this year | ||
Christmas Day elsewhere
Around the worldAlbania25 DecemberAmerican Samoa25 DecemberAndorra25 DecemberAnguilla25 DecemberAntarctica25 DecemberAntigua and Barbuda25 DecemberArgentina25 DecemberAruba25 DecemberAustralia25 DecemberAustria25 DecemberBangladesh25 DecemberBarbados25 DecemberBelgium25 DecemberBelize25 DecemberBenin25 DecemberBermuda25 DecemberBolivia25 DecemberBotswana25 DecemberBrazil25 DecemberBritish Virgin Islands25 DecemberBrunei25 DecemberBulgaria25 DecemberBurkina Faso25 DecemberBurundi25 DecemberCameroon25 DecemberCanada25 DecemberCape Verde25 DecemberCaribbean Netherlands25 DecemberCayman Islands25 DecemberCentral African Republic25 DecemberChad25 DecemberChile25 DecemberChristmas Island25 DecemberCocos (Keeling) Islands25 DecemberColombia25 DecemberComoros25 DecemberCook Islands25 DecemberCosta Rica25 DecemberCroatia25 DecemberCuba25 DecemberCuraçao25 DecemberCyprus25 DecemberCzech Republic25 DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo25 DecemberDenmark25 DecemberDjibouti25 DecemberDominica25 DecemberDominican Republic25 DecemberEcuador25 DecemberEl Salvador25 DecemberEquatorial Guinea25 DecemberEstonia25 DecemberEswatini25 DecemberEthiopia7 JanuaryFalkland Islands25 DecemberFaroe Islands25 DecemberFederated States of Micronesia25 DecemberFiji25 DecemberFinland25 DecemberFrance25 December