Events 2026
Sri Lanka's most extraordinary moments
Festivals, ceremonies, sporting events, and cultural gatherings. The island comes alive all year — here's where to be.
Festivals, ceremonies, sporting events, and cultural gatherings. The island comes alive all year — here's where to be.
The most spectacular Buddhist festival in Asia. Ten nights of elaborately costumed elephants, Kandyan dancers, fire-breathers, and drummers parading through the ancient streets of Kandy. The sacred tooth relic of the Buddha is carried in a gold casket on the back of the majestic Maligawa tusker.
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