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Public holidays in Mauritius in 2026
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2026, 9 of them on working days, leaving 252 working days. 4 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year Holiday |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Abolition of Slavery |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Thaipoosam Cavadee |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratree |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Chinese Spring Festival |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Thursday | National Day |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Ugadi |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Monday | Arrival of Indentured Labourers |
| 8 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Divali |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Mauritius, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2026: book Monday 5 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day, New Year Holiday)
- 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Feb 2026: book Friday 30 Jan 2026 (Thaipoosam Cavadee)
- 14 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2026: book Monday 16 Feb 2026 (Maha Shivaratree, Chinese Spring Festival)
- 12 Mar 2026 – 15 Mar 2026: book Friday 13 Mar 2026 (National Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Friday 20 Mar 2026 (Ugadi, Eid-Ul-Fitr)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 15 Sept 2026 – 16 Sept 2026: book Tuesday 15 Sept 2026 (Ganesh Chaturthi)
- 30 Oct 2026 – 2 Nov 2026: book Friday 30 Oct 2026 (All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured Labourers)
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