Current Date And Time In Bénarès, Mauritius
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:40:55 MUT
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Bénarès. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Bénarès.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Bénarès align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence and Republic Day on March 12) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bénarès.
This is Mauritius's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Mauritius's country-level and Savanne holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bénarès as anywhere else in Mauritius.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Mauritius's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Mauritius's country and Savanne holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bénarès just as everywhere else in Mauritius.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence and Republic Day | March 12 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | pmo.govmu.org |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence and Republic Day | Fri, Mar 12, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Bénarès's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Mauritius's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Bénarès's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Mauritius declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Bénarès runs on the Indian/Mauritius time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of Mauritius — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.