Public holidays in Mauritius 2023

15 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 2023	Day after New Year's Day
Sunday 22 January 2023	Chinese Spring Festival
Wednesday 1 February 2023	Abolition of Slavery
Saturday 4 February 2023	Thaipoosam Cavadee Religious
Saturday 18 February 2023	Maha Shivaratree Religious
Sunday 12 March 2023	Independence and Republic Day National day
Wednesday 22 March 2023	Ougadi
Saturday 22 April 2023	Eid-ul-Fitr Religious
Monday 1 May 2023	Labour Day
Wednesday 20 September 2023	Ganesh Chaturthi Religious
Wednesday 1 November 2023	All Saints' Day Religious
Thursday 2 November 2023	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Sunday 12 November 2023	Divali Religious
Monday 25 December 2023	Christmas Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Mauritius (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days offNew Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 34% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Port Louis: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · 4 days offNew Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 3 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov)All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersTypically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 24% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 28 Oct – Sun 5 Nov — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct, Fri 3 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 20 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · Chinese Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 3 Feb – Sun 5 Feb · Thaipoosam CavadeeShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓