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
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.