Public holidays in Mauritius 2025

15 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
2 January Thursday	Thursday	Day after New Year's Day
29 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Chinese Spring Festival
1 February Saturday	Saturday	Abolition of Slavery
11 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Thaipoosam Cavadee Religious
26 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Maha Shivaratree Religious
12 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence and Republic Day National day
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Ougadi
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid-ul-Fitr Religious
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labour Day
28 August Thursday	Thursday	Ganesh Chaturthi Religious
20 October Monday	Monday	Divali Religious
1 November Saturday	Saturday	All Saints' Day Religious
2 November Sunday	Sunday	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 18 Oct – Mon 20 Oct · 3 days off
Divali
Typically in Port Louis: high 25°C (77°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 11% of days

Bridge days

Fri 3 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan)
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 40% of days
Mon 10 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 8 Feb – Tue 11 Feb)
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 61% of days
Mon 31 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 29 Mar – Tue 1 Apr)
Ougadi, Eid-ul-Fitr
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 46% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labour Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 29 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 28 Aug – Sun 31 Aug)
Ganesh Chaturthi
Typically in Port Louis: high 24°C (75°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 14% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 27 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 29 Dec, Tue 30 Dec, Wed 31 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 10 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 8 Feb – Tue 11 Feb · Thaipoosam CavadeeShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 31 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 29 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · Ougadi, Eid-ul-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 28 Aug – Sun 31 Aug · Ganesh ChaturthiShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 31 Dec – Sun 4 Jan 2026 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓