Public holidays in Mauritius 2028
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2028. 11 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
11weekday days off
249working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Chinese Spring Festival | |
| Tuesday | Abolition of Slavery | |
| Wednesday | Thaipusam | |
| Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Monday | Ugadi | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Tuesday | Assumption Day | |
| Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Tuesday | Diwali | |
| Thursday | Arrival of Indentured Laborers | |
| Monday | 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 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 11 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 25 to Mon 27 March 2028Ugadi
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 4 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Tue 2 January 2029New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 31 January 2028 for Sat 29 January to Tue 1 February 2028Abolition of Slavery
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 August 2028 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 August 2028Assumption Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 October 2028 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 October 2028Diwali
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 November 2028 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 November 2028Arrival of Indentured Laborers
Questions about 2028 in Mauritius
- How many working days are there in Mauritius in 2028?
- 249 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Mauritius have in 2028?
- 15 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Day after New Year's Day (2 January 2028), Eid al-Fitr (27 February 2028), Independence and Republic Day (12 March 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Mauritius 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Mauritius has 15 public holidays and 249 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/mauritius/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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