"LEO... large enough to care about the big issues... small enough to care about the individual"Festivals & events – Sri Lanka
| Event/ 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 Independence Day | February 4th | Central Colombo, Colombo |
| Medin Poya* | March [ Poya day] | Sri Lanka |
| Sinhala & Tamil New Year Festival | April | Sri Lanka |
| Bak Poya | April [ Poya day] | Sri Lanka |
| May Day (International Labour Day) | May 1st | Colombo |
| Wesak Festival- (Celebrating the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha) | May | Sri Lanka |
| Walk the World (walk through Colombo with Kandyan dancers) | June | Colombo |
| Poson Poya | June | Ambasthale Dagoba, Mihintale |
| Esala Poya Festival | July | Kataragama Shrine, Kataragama |
| Mayurapathy Chariot Festival (Hindu festival) | July | Sri Baththirakaali Amman Temple, Colombo |
| Hikkaduwa Beach Festival | July/August | Hikkaduwa |
| Vel Festival (Hindu festival) | August | Colombo |
| Kandy Perahera | August | Kandy |
| National Festival of Kites | September | Mount Lavinia Beach, Colombo |
| Navarathri Festival (Hindu Festival) | September/October | Sri Lanka |
| Sri Lankan Airlines Golf Classic | October | Victoria Golf Club, Kandy |
| World Spice Festival | November | Colombo |
| Deepavali (Diwali, Hindu Festival) | November | Sri Lanka |
| Adam’s Peak Festival (official opening of Adams Peak season) | December | Adam’s Peak, Dalhousie |
| Ulpotha: Retreat to the Extreme | N/A | Ulpotha |
| Vipassana Meditation Centre | N/A | Vipassana Meditation Centre, Kandy |
Poya* – is the name given to a Buddhist public holiday in Sri Lanka which occurs every full moon day.
Perahara* – It is a Buddhist festival (procession) consisting of dances and nicely decorated elephants — There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances.
