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Last updated : Nov 2007

Colombo Festival - Events

The following is a listing of festival - events occurring in Sri Lanka in 2005:

January	Duruthu Perahera Festival (commemorating a visit of the Buddha to Sri Lanka), Colombo; Thai Pongal (traditional Hindu festival)
February	Navam Perahera Festival (colourful street procession with nearly 100 elephants and ‘low country’ dancers), Colombo; Classic Car Rally, Colombo to Wattala
February 4	Independence Commemoration Day
March	Elephant Polo, Weligama
April	Hindu New Year; Flower Show and Gardening Competition, Nuwara Eliya
April 13-14	Sinhala
May 16	Wesak Festival (commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Death of the Buddha)
June	Bellanwila Festival, Rajamaha Vihare
July - August	Kandy Esala Perahala
August	Kataragama Festival, Tissamaharama
September	Facets 2005 - International Gem and Jewellery Show, Colombo
October	International Marathon, Kandy
November	Deepavali Festival
December	Sri Pada Pilgrimage Season

Note: For further information and exact dates, contact the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (see Contact section).