Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Mauritania and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
21 Mar	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
22 Mar	Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
25 May	Mon	Africa Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
17 Jun	Wed	Islamic New Year
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
28 Nov	Sat	Independence Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
10 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha
18 May	Tue	Eid al-Adha Holiday
25 May	Tue	Africa Day
6 Jun	Sun	Islamic New Year
15 Aug	Sun	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
28 Nov	Sun	Independence Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
25 May	Thu	Islamic New Year
25 May	Thu	Africa Day
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
28 Nov	Tue	Independence Day

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania currently celebrates 8 national holidays each year. National holidays are regulated by the Labour Code of 2004 which was later amended in 2007 when authority was given to the government to declare additional national holidays.

Many of the holidays celebrated in Mauritania are based on the Muslim faith. Some of these holidays change in dates each year because they are celebrated on dates based on the lunar cycle. The government requires all businesses to acknowledge these holidays, regardless of the dates on which they occur.

It should also be noted that the recent government has made proclamations each year for the last five years to extend two of the holidays celebrated each year by one additional day. This announcement is made at the end of each year for the following year.