Closing days embassy - Sri Lanka
Closing days 2026 Dutch embassy Sri Lanka
The Dutch embassy in Colombo will be closed on the following days:
|
Day |
Month |
Holiday Description |
|---|---|---|
Thursday | 1 January | New Year Day |
Friday | 2 January | Embassy closed |
Thursday | 15 January | Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
Wednesday | 4 February | Independance Day |
Monday | 2 March | Medin Full Moon Poya day |
Wednesday | 1 April | Bak full moon poya day |
Friday | 3 April | Good Friday |
Monday | 13 April | day prior to sinhala and tamil new year |
Tuesday | 14 April | sinhala & Tamil New year day |
Friday | 1 May | Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
Thursday | 28 May | Eid al-Adha (Haji Festival Day) |
Monday | 29 June | Poson Full Moon Poya day |
Wednesday | 29 July | Esala Full Moon Poya day |
Thursday | 27 August | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
Wednesday | 26 August | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) |
Tuesday | 24 November | Il Full Moon Poya day |
Wednesday | 23 December | Unduvap Full Moon Poya day |
Friday | 25 December | Christmas Day |
Monday | 28 December | Embassy closed |
Tuesday | 29 December | Embassy closed |
Wednesday | 30 December | Embassy closed |
Thursday | 31 December | Embassy closed |
Closing days 2027 Dutch embassy Sri Lanka
The Dutch embassy in Colombo will be closed on the following days:
| Day | Date | Occasion (in English) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | January 1 | New Year’s Day (Embassy closed) |
| Friday | January 15 | Thai Pongal Day |
| Friday | January 22 | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday | February 4 | Independence Day |
| Wednesday | March 10 | Id-Ul-Fitre (Ramazan Festival Day) |
| Monday | March 22 | Medin Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday | March 26 | Good Friday |
| Tuesday | April 13 | Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year |
| Wednesday | April 14 | Sinhala & Tamil New Year |
| Tuesday | April 20 | Bak Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday | May 17 | Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) |
| Wednesday | May 19 | Vesak Full Moon Day |
| Thursday | May 20 | Day Following Vesak Full Moon Day |
| Friday | June 18 | Poson Poya Day |
| Monday | August 16 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day |
| Wednesday | September 15 | Binara Full Moon Poya Day |
| Friday | October 15 | Vap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Thursday | October 28 | Deepavali Festival Day |
| Monday | December 13 | Uduvap Full Moon Poya Day |
| Monday | December 27 | Embassy closed |
| Tuesday | December 28 | Embassy closed |
| Wednesday | December 29 | Embassy closed |
| Thursday | December 30 | Embassy closed |
| Friday | December 31 | Embassy closed |