Public holidays in Jamaica

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Jamaica.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
18 Feb 2026	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
23 May 2026	Saturday	National Labour Day
25 May 2026	Monday	National Labour Day (observed)
1 Aug 2026	Saturday	Emancipation Day
6 Aug 2026	Thursday	Independence Day
19 Oct 2026	Monday	National Heroes Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day

Public holidays 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)

Public holidays 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