Mauritius public holiday list for 2026
|
Date |
Day |
Holiday |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan 1 |
Thursday |
New Year |
Fixed holiday |
|
Jan 2 |
Friday |
New Year (Day 2) |
Fixed holiday – creates 4-day weekend |
|
Feb 1 |
Sunday |
Abolition of Slavery |
Fixed date |
|
Feb 1 |
Sunday |
Thaipoosam Cavadee |
Hindu festival, Jan/Feb |
|
Feb 15 |
Sunday |
Maha Shivaratree |
Hindu festival, Feb |
|
Feb 17 |
Tuesday |
Chinese Spring Festival |
Chinese New Year, Jan/Feb |
|
Mar 12 |
Thursday |
Independence & Republic Day |
National Day – fixed |
|
Mar 19 |
Thursday |
Ougadi / Ugaadi |
Telugu & Kannada New Year, March |
|
Mar 21 |
Saturday |
Eid-Ul-Fitr* |
End of Ramadan – date subject to moon sighting |
|
May 1 |
Friday |
Labour Day |
International Workers’ Day – fixed |
|
Aug 15 |
Saturday |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Fixed – alternates with All Saints Day on odd years |
|
Sep 16 |
Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
Hindu festival, September |
|
Nov 2 |
Monday |
Arrival of Indentured Labourers |
Fixed holiday |
|
Nov 8 |
Sunday |
Diwali / Divali |
Festival of Lights, Oct/Nov |
|
Dec 25 |
Friday |
Christmas Day |
Fixed holiday |
Key things to know
- Total: 15 public holidays
- Fixed holidays: New Year, National Day, Labour Day, Assumption Day, Arrival of Indentured Labourers, Christmas
- Floating holidays: Religious festivals like Thaipoosam Cavadee, Maha Shivaratree, Chinese Spring Festival, Ougadi, Eid-Ul-Fitr, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Diwali vary each year
- “Faire le pont”: When a holiday falls on Tuesday or Thursday, many Mauritians take the Monday or Friday off to make a long weekend