Public holidays in Mauritius 2023

15 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days offNew Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 34% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabour DayTypically in Port Louis: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · 4 days offNew Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 3 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov)All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersTypically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 24% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

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 28 Oct – Sun 5 Nov — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct, Fri 3 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 20 Jan – Sun 22 Jan · Chinese Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 3 Feb – Sun 5 Feb · Thaipoosam CavadeeShow 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 (Fri 3 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Tue 2 Jan 2024 · New Year's Day, Day after New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓