Public holidays 2026 in Jamaica
There are 11 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Saturday | National Labour Day | ||
| Monday | National Labour Day (observed) | ||
| Saturday | Emancipation Day | ||
| Thursday | Independence Day | ||
| Monday | National Heroes Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 16 Feb, Tue 17 Feb | 14 Feb – 18 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Ash Wednesday |
| Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb | 18 Feb – 22 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Ash Wednesday |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Labour Day, National Labour Day (observed) |
| Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug | 1 Aug – 6 Aug 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Emancipation Day, Independence Day |
| Fri 7 Aug | 6 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Tue 20 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Oct | 17 Oct – 25 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | National Heroes Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code JM (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.jm) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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