Public holidays in Mauritius 2027

15 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Holiday	Local name
Friday 1 January 2027	New Year's Day
Saturday 2 January 2027	Day after New Year's Day
Friday 22 January 2027	Thaipoosam Cavadee Religious
Monday 1 February 2027	Abolition of Slavery
Saturday 6 February 2027	Chinese Spring Festival
Saturday 6 March 2027	Maha Shivaratree Religious
Wednesday 10 March 2027	Eid-ul-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Friday 12 March 2027	Independence and Republic Day National day
Wednesday 7 April 2027	Ougadi
Saturday 1 May 2027	Labour Day
Saturday 4 September 2027	Ganesh Chaturthi Religious
Friday 29 October 2027	Divali Religious
Monday 1 November 2027	All Saints' Day Religious
Tuesday 2 November 2027	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
Saturday 25 December 2027	Christmas Day Religious

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 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 40% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 22 Jan – Sun 24 Jan · 3 days offThaipoosam CavadeeTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 67% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Jan – Mon 1 Feb · 3 days offAbolition of SlaveryTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 12 Mar – Sun 14 Mar · 3 days offIndependence and Republic DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 66% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 29 Oct – Tue 2 Nov · 5 days offDivali, All Saints' Day, Arrival of Indentured LabourersTypically in Port Louis: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 23% of daysShow on calendar ↓

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 DayTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 67% of daysShow on calendar ↓

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 ↓