Holidays and Observances in Mauritius in 2018
| Date | Weekday | Name | Holiday Type |
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year | Public |
| Jan 2 | Tuesday | New Year | Public |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Thaipoosam Cavadee | Public oliday |
| Feb 1 | Thursday | Abolition of Slavery | Public |
| Feb 13 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | Hindu |
| Feb 16 | Friday | Chinese Spring Festival | Public |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Holi | Hindu |
| Mar 12 | Monday | National Day | Public |
| Mar 18 | Sunday | Ougadi | Public |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March equinox | Season |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Labour Day | Public |
| May 13 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 16 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | Public |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | Assumption of Mary | Public |
| Aug 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu |
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Hindu |
| Sep 14 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Public |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September equinox | Season |
| Oct 9 | Tuesday | Navaratri | Hindu |
| Oct 18 | Thursday | Dussehra | Hindu |
| Nov 2 | Friday | Arrival of Indentured Labourers | Public |
| Nov 7 | Wednesday | Divali | Public |
| Dec 21 | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Public |
