The Blue Penny Museum will be exhibiting works by Picasso from November 24 2018 to January 15 2019, which is a first in this part of the Indian Ocean. Emmanuel Richon, curator of the museum, explains that Mauritius is also one of the first African countries to exhibit the paintings of the artist who died in 1973.
These are 45 works including engravings, drawings and ceramics that will be visible free to Mauritians, especially those who may never have the chance to visit museums abroad.

Celebrated by the Mauritian Chinese each January or February, this festival is dominated by the colour red which symbolises happiness.v

The festival is celebrated with high spirits, new clothes and abundance of some mouth-watering traditional cuisines. It is also the first day when there is a change in pattern of moon's orbit. Ugadi is celebrated a day after the first new moon and after the sun passes the celestial equator on the spring equinox.

Tamil New Year. Puthandu marks the Tamil New Year’s Day and is celebrated in the beginning of Chithirai - the first month in the Tamil Calendar year. The auspicious occasion of Puthandu is also popularly known as Varusha Pirappu or the birth of New Year and falls on 13th or 14th April according to the Gregorian Calendar. Many people in Tamil Nadu also celebrate Puthandu as the day when Lord Brahma - Hindu God of Creation started creation. People of Tamil Nadu celebrate Varusha Pirappu in a big way by merrymaking and feasting.
Festivals In Mauritius today is the day celebrate with the Tamil community the New Year’s Day of Varusha Pirappu, and many Hindus on this day also celebrate the auspices day of Lord Brahma began His creation.

Monuments and heritage site open to the public, free of charge - entertaining and instructive discoveries of the rich past of Mauritius through a selection of historical monuments and guided visits of national and world heritage sites.

A festival of food whereby restaurants of the region of China Town in Port Louis offer special menus and tariffs. The public are also overwhelmed with the spectacular shows carried out in the streets, decorated with Chinese lanterns, from Chinese troops as well as local artists such as Kung Fu demonstration and lion dance.

The “Bal” remain one of the most popular folkloric events in Mauritius. The “Bal” are usually organised by associations or individuals where families, friends and invitees share their foods and drinks. In the context of preserv-ing this event and traditions, the Ministry of Tourism will organise a “Bal D’Antan” for the elderly persons.

This festival is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. All Muslims celebrate the day with prayers at the mosque

Ganesh Chaturthi is an auspicious 10-days Hindu festival which is celebrated as a mark of Lord Ganesha's rebirth day. ... He symbolises new beginnings, and so devotees pray to Lord Ganesha at the start of ceremonies or the beginning of any venture seeking his blessings.

Divali is celebrated by all Indo-Mauritians and a number of other communities. It was originally an Indian festival celebrating the victory of Lord Rama over the devil as depicted in the epic poem, Ramayana. Many Mauritians decorate their homes with small oil lamps or electric bulbs and cakes are cooked and shared amongst neighbours and parents.