Public holidays in Mauritius 2024

15 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
2 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Day after New Year's Day
25 January Thursday	Thursday	Thaipoosam Cavadee Religious
1 February Thursday	Thursday	Abolition of Slavery
10 February Saturday	Saturday	Chinese Spring Festival
8 March Friday	Friday	Maha Shivaratree Religious
12 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence and Republic Day National day
9 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Ougadi
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid-ul-Fitr Religious
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labour Day
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Religious
8 September Sunday	Sunday	Ganesh Chaturthi Religious
31 October Thursday	Thursday	Divali Religious
2 November Saturday	Saturday	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · 4 days off
New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 8 Mar – Sun 10 Mar · 3 days off
Maha Shivaratree
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 71% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Jan – Sun 28 Jan)
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 60% of days
Fri 2 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Feb – Sun 4 Feb)
Abolition of Slavery
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 41% of days
Mon 11 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Fri 8 Mar – Tue 12 Mar)
Maha Shivaratree, Independence and Republic Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 71% of days
Mon 8 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Apr – Tue 9 Apr)
Ougadi
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 59% of days
Wed 10 Apr: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Tue 9 Apr – Thu 11 Apr)
Ougadi, Eid-ul-Fitr
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 12 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 11 Apr – Sun 14 Apr)
Eid-ul-Fitr
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 64% of days
Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Typically in Port Louis: high 24°C (75°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 1 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov)
Divali, Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Typically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 24% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 6 Apr – Sun 14 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 8 Apr, Wed 10 Apr, Fri 12 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Jan – Sun 28 Jan · Thaipoosam CavadeeShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Feb – Sun 4 Feb · Abolition of SlaveryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 11 Mar) get 5 days in a rowFri 8 Mar – Tue 12 Mar · Maha Shivaratree, Independence and Republic DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Apr) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Apr – Tue 9 Apr · OugadiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 11 Apr – Sun 14 Apr · Eid-ul-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryShow on calendar ↓