Public holidays in Jamaica 2027

There are 13 public holidays in 2027. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 13 public holidays in Jamaica 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
10 Feb 2027	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
23 May 2027	Sunday	National Labour Day
24 May 2027	Monday	National Labour Day (observed)
1 Aug 2027	Sunday	Emancipation Day
2 Aug 2027	Monday	Emancipation Day (observed)
6 Aug 2027	Friday	Independence Day
18 Oct 2027	Monday	National Heroes Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

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 2027

8 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
Mon 8 Feb, Tue 9 Feb	6 Feb – 10 Feb 2027	2	5	2.5	Ash Wednesday
Thu 11 Feb, Fri 12 Feb	10 Feb – 14 Feb 2027	2	5	2.5	Ash Wednesday
Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar	20 Mar – 29 Mar 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 30 Mar, Wed 31 Mar, Thu 1 Apr, Fri 2 Apr	26 Mar – 4 Apr 2027	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 25 May, Wed 26 May, Thu 27 May, Fri 28 May	22 May – 30 May 2027	4	9	2.3	National Labour Day, National Labour Day (observed)
Tue 3 Aug, Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug	31 Jul – 8 Aug 2027	3	9	3	Emancipation Day, Emancipation Day (observed), Independence Day
Tue 19 Oct, Wed 20 Oct, Thu 21 Oct, Fri 22 Oct	16 Oct – 24 Oct 2027	4	9	2.3	National Heroes Day
Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec, Fri 31 Dec	25 Dec – 2 Jan 2028	4	9	2.3	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Jamaica have in 2027?

13 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Emancipation Day, Emancipation Day (observed), Independence Day: take 3 days of leave (3 Aug, 4 Aug, 5 Aug) and you get 9 days off in a row, 31 Jul – 8 Aug 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code JM (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.jm) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026