Public holidays in Mauritius 2026
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
2026 2027 2028 These are the national public holidays. This country file has no regional holidays.
January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 Day after New Year's Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Abolition of Slavery 2 Thaipoosam Cavadee 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Maha Shivaratree 16 17 Chinese Spring Festival 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Independence and Republic Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ougadi 20 21 Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Labour Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ganesh Chaturthi 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 Arrival of Indentured Labourers 3 4 5 6 7 8 Divali 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Mauritius in 2026
Date Local name English name Regions 2026-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2026-01-02 Day after New Year's Day Day after New Year's Day National 2026-02-01 Abolition of Slavery Abolition of Slavery National 2026-02-02 Thaipoosam Cavadee Thaipusam National 2026-02-15 Maha Shivaratree Maha Shivaratri National 2026-02-17 Chinese Spring Festival Chinese Spring Festival National 2026-03-12 Independence and Republic Day Independence and Republic Day National 2026-03-19 Ougadi Ugadi National 2026-03-21 Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2026-05-01 Labour Day Labor Day National 2026-08-15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption Day National 2026-09-14 Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi National 2026-11-02 Arrival of Indentured Labourers Arrival of Indentured Laborers National 2026-11-08 Divali Diwali National 2026-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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