Public holidays in Mauritius 2028

15 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritius

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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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 Religious
23 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Maha Shivaratree Religious
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid-ul-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
12 March Sunday	Sunday	Independence and Republic Day National day
27 March Monday	Monday	Ougadi
1 May Monday	Monday	Labour Day
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Religious
23 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi Religious
17 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Divali Religious
2 November Thursday	Thursday	Arrival of Indentured Labourers
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious

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 offOugadiTypically in Port Louis: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 50% 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 2029 · 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

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

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 ↓