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 holiday2 NovemberArrival of Indentured Laborers
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.