Home › Mauritius › 2026 MU Mauritius public holidays 2026: 15 holidays, 1 long weekend In 2026, Mauritius has 15 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 1 long weekend. Chinese Spring Festival falls on February 17, 2026, and February is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 15 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) February Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — January 2, 2026 Friday New Year Holiday — February 1, 2026 Sunday Abolition of Slavery — February 1, 2026 Sunday Thaipoosam Cavadee — February 15, 2026 Sunday Maha Shivaratree — February 17, 2026 Tuesday Chinese Spring Festival — March 12, 2026 Thursday National Day — March 19, 2026 Thursday Ugadi — March 21, 2026 Saturday Eid-Ul-Fitr — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — September 16, 2026 Wednesday Ganesh Chaturthi — November 1, 2026 Sunday All Saints' Day — November 2, 2026 Monday Arrival of Indentured Labourers — November 8, 2026 Sunday Divali — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 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
February 2026 M T W T F S S 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
March 2026 M T W T F S S 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
April 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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
June 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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
September 2026 M T W T F S S 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
October 2026 M T W T F S S 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 2026 M T W T F S S 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
December 2026 M T W T F S S 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
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Abolition of Slavery February 1, 2026 Sunday Thaipoosam Cavadee February 1, 2026 Sunday Maha Shivaratree February 15, 2026 Sunday Eid-Ul-Fitr March 21, 2026 Saturday All Saints' Day November 1, 2026 Sunday Divali November 8, 2026 Sunday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 No leave needed New Year's Day, New Year Holiday December 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026 8 3 New Year's Day, New Year Holiday February 14, 2026 – February 17, 2026 4 1 Maha Shivaratree, Chinese Spring Festival March 12, 2026 – March 15, 2026 4 1 National Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Chinese Spring Festival February 17, 2026 19 later Eid-Ul-Fitr March 21, 2026 10 earlier
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