International Children’s Day falls on the 1st of October. The National Ceremony was held at Edward Silva Grounds in Matale under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
The Theme of this year’s national festival of international children’s day is “Sumithuru Dayakin Dinawamu Daruwan” – “සුමිතුරු දැයකින් දිනවමු දරුවන්”.