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Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Mauritius 2026

Mauritius has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 10 on working days.

Next: Arrival of Indentured Labourers, Monday, 2 November 2026in 15 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Mauritius in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
DateHolidayWhen
1 JanThuNew Year's Day290 days ago
2 JanFriDay after New Year's Day289 days ago
1 FebSunWeekendAbolition of Slavery259 days ago
2 FebMonThaipoosam Cavadee258 days ago
15 FebSunWeekendMaha Shivaratree245 days ago
17 FebTueChinese Spring Festival243 days ago
12 MarThuIndependence and Republic Day220 days ago
19 MarThuOugadi213 days ago
21 MarSatWeekendEid-ul-Fitr (estimated)211 days ago
1 MayFriLabour Day170 days ago
15 AugSatWeekendAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary64 days ago
14 SeptMonGanesh Chaturthi34 days ago
2 NovMonArrival of Indentured Labourersin 15 days
8 NovSunWeekendDivaliin 21 days
25 DecFriChristmas Dayin 68 days

At a glance

Mauritius in 2026

01Public holidays

15 days

10 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

02Long weekends

6 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

Arrival of Indentured Labourers

Monday, 2 November 2026 · in 15 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

  • Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan

    4 days offNew Year's Day · Day after New Year's Day

  • Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb

    3 days offAbolition of Slavery · Thaipoosam Cavadee

  • Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May

    3 days offLabour Day

  • Sat 12 Sept – Mon 14 Sept

    3 days offGanesh Chaturthi

  • Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov

    3 days offArrival of Indentured Labourers

  • Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec

    3 days offChristmas Day

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Port Louis.

python-holidays on GitHubAll countriesTime in Mauritius

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Mauritius have in 2026?

Mauritius has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 10 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Mauritius?

Arrival of Indentured Labourers, on Monday, 2 November 2026.

How many long weekends does Mauritius have in 2026?

6: Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan (New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day); Sat 31 Jan – Mon 2 Feb (Abolition of Slavery, Thaipoosam Cavadee); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (Labour Day); Sat 12 Sept – Mon 14 Sept (Ganesh Chaturthi); Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov (Arrival of Indentured Labourers); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (Christmas Day).

Which public holidays in Mauritius fall on a weekend in 2026?

Abolition of Slavery, Sunday, 1 February 2026; Maha Shivaratree, Sunday, 15 February 2026; Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated), Saturday, 21 March 2026; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saturday, 15 August 2026; Divali, Sunday, 8 November 2026.