Public holidays in Mauritius 2027

15 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day
2 January Saturday	Saturday	Day after New Year's Day
22 January Friday	Friday	Thaipoosam Cavadee
1 February Monday	Monday	Abolition of Slavery
6 February Saturday	Saturday	Chinese Spring Festival
6 March Saturday	Saturday	Maha Shivaratree
10 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid-ul-FitrEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
12 March Friday	Friday	Independence and Republic Day
7 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Ougadi
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labour Day
4 September Saturday	Saturday	Ganesh Chaturthi
29 October Friday	Friday	Divali
1 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day
2 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 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 40% of days
Fri 22 Jan – Sun 24 Jan · 3 days off
Thaipoosam Cavadee
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 30 Jan – Mon 1 Feb · 3 days off
Abolition of Slavery
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 12 Mar – Sun 14 Mar · 3 days off
Independence and Republic Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 29 Oct – Tue 2 Nov · 5 days off
Divali, All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Typically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 23% of days

Bridge days

Thu 11 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 10 Mar – Sun 14 Mar)
Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated), Independence and Republic Day
Typically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 67% of days

Leave planner 2027

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: Fri 29 Oct – Sun 7 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 3 Nov, Thu 4 Nov, Fri 5 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 21 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 Jan – Sun 24 Jan · Thaipoosam CavadeeShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Jan – Mon 1 Feb · Abolition of SlaveryShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 5 Feb – Sun 7 Feb · Chinese Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 11 Mar) get 5 days in a rowWed 10 Mar – Sun 14 Mar · Eid-ul-Fitr, Independence and Republic DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Oct) get 6 days in a rowThu 28 Oct – Tue 2 Nov · Divali, All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersShow on calendar ↓