Public holidays
Public holidays in Mauritius
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2026, of which 5 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday14 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthi — in 3 days
202615 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 2 JanuaryDay after New Year's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 1 FebruaryAbolition of Slaveryfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 FebruaryThaipusamlong weekend likely
Sunday 15 FebruaryMaha Shivaratrifalls on a weekend
Tuesday 17 FebruaryChinese Spring Festival
Thursday 12 MarchIndependence and Republic Day
Thursday 19 MarchUgadi
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 14 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthilong weekend likely
Monday 2 NovemberArrival of Indentured Laborerslong weekend likely
Sunday 8 NovemberDiwalifalls on a weekend
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 2 JanuaryDay after New Year's Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 22 JanuaryThaipusamlong weekend likely
Monday 1 FebruaryAbolition of Slaverylong weekend likely
Saturday 6 FebruaryChinese Spring Festivalfalls on a weekend
Saturday 6 MarchMaha Shivaratrifalls on a weekend
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Friday 12 MarchIndependence and Republic Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 7 AprilUgadi
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 4 SeptemberGanesh Chaturthifalls on a weekend
Friday 29 OctoberDiwalilong weekend likely
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 2 NovemberArrival of Indentured Laborers
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.