Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Mauritius and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Fri	New Year Holiday
1 Feb	Sun	Abolition of Slavery
1 Feb	Sun	Thaipoosam Cavadee
15 Feb	Sun	Maha Shivaratree
17 Feb	Tue	Chinese New Year
12 Mar	Thu	National Day
19 Mar	Thu	Ugadi
21 Mar	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
15 Aug	Sat	Assumption Day
16 Sep	Wed	Ganesh Chaturthi
2 Nov	Mon	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
8 Nov	Sun	Divali
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sat	New Year Holiday
23 Jan	Sat	Thaipoosam Cavadee
1 Feb	Mon	Abolition of Slavery
6 Feb	Sat	Chinese New Year
6 Mar	Sat	Maha Shivaratree
10 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr
12 Mar	Fri	National Day
8 Apr	Thu	Ugadi
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
15 Aug	Sun	Assumption Day
4 Sep	Sat	Ganesh Chaturthi
29 Oct	Fri	Divali
2 Nov	Tue	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
2 Jan	Sun	New Year Holiday
26 Jan	Wed	Chinese New Year
1 Feb	Tue	Abolition of Slavery
9 Feb	Wed	Thaipoosam Cavadee
23 Feb	Wed	Maha Shivaratree
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
12 Mar	Sun	National Day
27 Mar	Mon	Ugadi
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
23 Aug	Wed	Ganesh Chaturthi
17 Oct	Tue	Divali
1 Nov	Wed	All Saints' Day
2 Nov	Thu	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

The holidays in Mauritius are decided each year by the Cabinet and announced at the end of the year. There are currently no official decrees guaranteeing any specific holiday. The Prime Minister has the authority to declare holidays throughout the year if necessary.

The government of Mauritius asks that all employers acknowledge these dates, regardless of their changing dates. Dates are announced in the end of each year for the following year.

Employers are required to provide their employees with a day off for nationally recognised holidays. At this time, pay for these holidays are based on the contracts that the employees have with their employer and is not mandated by law. All regulations regarding days off for holidays are contained within the Labor Code.