Public holidays in Mauritius 2028

15 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day
2 January Sunday	Sunday	Day after New Year's Day
26 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Chinese Spring Festival
1 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Abolition of Slavery
9 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Thaipoosam Cavadee
23 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Maha Shivaratree
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid-ul-FitrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
12 March Sunday	Sunday	Independence and Republic Day
27 March Monday	Monday	Ougadi
1 May Monday	Monday	Labour Day
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
23 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
17 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Divali
2 November Thursday	Thursday	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Sat 25 Mar – Mon 27 Mar · 3 days off
Ougadi
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labour Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2029 · 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

Bridge days

Mon 31 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 29 Jan – Tue 1 Feb)
Abolition of Slavery
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 40% of days
Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Typically in Port Louis: high 24°C (75°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 26% of days
Mon 16 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Oct – Tue 17 Oct)
Divali
Typically in Port Louis: high 25°C (77°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 3 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Nov – Sun 5 Nov)
Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Typically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 23% of days

Leave planner 2028

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 30 Dec – Sun 7 Jan 2029 — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 3 Jan, Thu 4 Jan, Fri 5 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 31 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 29 Jan – Tue 1 Feb · Abolition of SlaveryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 Mar – Mon 27 Mar · OugadiShow 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 (Mon 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Oct) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Oct – Tue 17 Oct · DivaliShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2029 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓