Public holidays in Mauritius 2026
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Abolition of Slavery | |
| Monday | Thaipusam | |
| Sunday weekend | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Tuesday | Chinese Spring Festival | |
| Thursday | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Thursday | Ugadi | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Assumption Day | |
| Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Monday | Arrival of Indentured Laborers | |
| Sunday weekend | Diwali | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 31 January to Mon 2 February 2026Abolition of Slavery, Thaipusam
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 12 to Mon 14 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi
- 3 daysSat 31 October to Mon 2 November 2026Arrival of Indentured Laborers
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 February 2026 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 February 2026Maha Shivaratri, Chinese Spring Festival
- 4 daysTake off Friday 13 March 2026 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 March 2026Independence and Republic Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 20 March 2026 for Thu 19 to Sun 22 March 2026Ugadi, Eid al-Fitr
Questions about 2026 in Mauritius
- How many working days are there in Mauritius in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Mauritius have in 2026?
- 15 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Abolition of Slavery (1 February 2026), Maha Shivaratri (15 February 2026), Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), Assumption Day (15 August 2026), Diwali (8 November 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Mauritius?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Mauritius 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Mauritius has 15 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/mauritius/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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