Public holidays in Mauritania 2026

10 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
25 May Monday	Monday	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
28 November Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% of days
Wed 27 May – Sat 30 May · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 25°C (77°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Sun 24 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 May – Mon 25 May)
Africa Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Tue 26 May: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Mon 25 May – Sat 30 May)
Africa Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2026

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: Thu 21 May – Sat 30 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May, Tue 26 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 3 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sat 21 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sat 2 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 6 days in a rowMon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Africa Day, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 26 Nov) get 3 days in a rowThu 26 Nov – Sat 28 Nov · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 3 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Sat 2 Jan 2027 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓