Public holidays in Jamaica 2028

There are 11 public holidays in 2028. 9 of them fall on a working day.

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All 11 public holidays in Jamaica 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2028	Saturday	New Year's Day
1 Mar 2028	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday
14 Apr 2028	Friday	Good Friday
17 Apr 2028	Monday	Easter Monday
23 May 2028	Tuesday	National Labour Day
1 Aug 2028	Tuesday	Emancipation Day
6 Aug 2028	Sunday	Independence Day
7 Aug 2028	Monday	Independence Day (observed)
16 Oct 2028	Monday	National Heroes Day
25 Dec 2028	Monday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2028	Tuesday	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 2028

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
Mon 28 Feb, Tue 29 Feb	26 Feb – 1 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	Ash Wednesday
Thu 2 Mar, Fri 3 Mar	1 Mar – 5 Mar 2028	2	5	2.5	Ash Wednesday
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr	8 Apr – 17 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Tue 18 Apr, Wed 19 Apr, Thu 20 Apr, Fri 21 Apr	14 Apr – 23 Apr 2028	4	10	2.5	Good Friday, Easter Monday
Mon 22 May	20 May – 23 May 2028	1	4	4	National Labour Day
Wed 24 May, Thu 25 May, Fri 26 May	23 May – 28 May 2028	3	6	2	National Labour Day
Mon 31 Jul	29 Jul – 1 Aug 2028	1	4	4	Emancipation Day
Wed 2 Aug, Thu 3 Aug, Fri 4 Aug	1 Aug – 7 Aug 2028	3	7	2.3	Emancipation Day, Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Tue 8 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Fri 11 Aug	5 Aug – 13 Aug 2028	4	9	2.3	Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Tue 17 Oct, Wed 18 Oct, Thu 19 Oct, Fri 20 Oct	14 Oct – 22 Oct 2028	4	9	2.3	National Heroes Day
Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec	23 Dec – 1 Jan 2029	3	10	3.3	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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Jamaica have in 2028?

11 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

National Labour Day: take 1 day of leave (22 May) and you get 4 days off in a row, 20 May – 23 May 2028.

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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