Events in Sri Lanka
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Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Aluth Avurudu)
Sri Lanka · 12 Apr 2027
Sri Lanka's biggest family festival arrives in mid-April, when the sun moves from Pisces into Aries...
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Kelaniya Duruthu Perahera
Colombo · 18 Jan 2027
Every January the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, a major Buddhist temple about 11 km north-east of centr...
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Sri Lanka Independence Day, Colombo
Colombo · 3 Feb 2027
Ceylon became independent from Britain on 4 February 1948, and Sri Lanka marks the date every year w...
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Navam Perahera, Gangaramaya Temple Colombo
Colombo · 18 Feb 2027
Once a year Colombo's streets near Beira Lake fill for the Navam Maha Perahera, Gangaramaya Temple's...
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Vesak Festival in Colombo
Colombo · 18 May 2027
Sri Lanka's biggest Buddhist festival marks the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death on a single...
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Kandy Esala Perahera
Kandy · 6 Aug 2027
The Kandy Esala Perahera is the night procession of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha through the...
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Nallur Festival, Jaffna
Jaffna · 6 Aug 2027
For 25 days each August or September, the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna, the most important Hind...
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Poson Poya in Mihintale and Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura · 17 Jun 2027
Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrate the coming of their religion at Poson, the full moon of the Poson mon...
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Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) Pilgrimage Season
Nuwara Eliya · 22 Dec 2026
Thousands of pilgrims climb Sri Pada through the night to reach its summit at dawn. Also called Adam...
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