Public holidays
Public holidays in Jamaica
Jamaica has 11 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday19 OctoberNational Heroes Day — in 38 days
202611 dayspublic holidays in total
202713 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Wednesday 18 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 6 AprilEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Saturday 23 MayNational Labour Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayNational Labour Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 1 AugustEmancipation Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 6 AugustIndependence Day
Monday 19 OctoberNational Heroes Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 10 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Monday 29 MarchEaster Mondaylong weekend likely
Sunday 23 MayNational Labour Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 24 MayNational Labour Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 1 AugustEmancipation Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 2 AugustEmancipation Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 6 AugustIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Monday 18 OctoberNational Heroes Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 26 DecemberBoxing Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 27 DecemberBoxing Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.