Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Jamaica 2026
Jamaica has 10 public holidays in 2026: 8 on working days and 2 on a weekend. The next one is National Heroes Day on Monday, October 19, 2026, in 21 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Jamaica
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 8 of the 10 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 2 on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 8 of the 10 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 2 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Monday, with 3 dates.
Five of the 10 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Easter Monday on Monday, April 6, National Labour Day (observed) on Monday, May 25, National Heroes Day on Monday, October 19 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Two more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off) and Independence Day on Thursday, August 6 (take Friday off).
April, August and December are the busiest months, with 2 holiday dates. Five months have no public holiday at all (March, June, July, September and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 74 days, from Independence Day on August 6 to National Heroes Day on October 19, the natural window for a longer break.
One entry is an observed, substitute or bridge day that moves a holiday onto a working day: National Labour Day (observed) on May 25.
2027 brings 10 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 9 of the 10 dates fall on a working day, and 8 land next to the weekend.
The .ics files import into Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar as all-day events.
2026 public holidays in Jamaica
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| SaturdayMoved | National Labour Day | |
| Monday | National Labour Day (observed) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Emancipation Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| MondayNext | National Heroes Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Boxing Day |
2027 public holidays in Jamaica
10 holidays on 10 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| SundayMoved | National Labour Day | |
| Monday | National Labour Day (observed) | |
| SundayMoved | Emancipation Day | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day (observed) | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | National Heroes Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Christmas Day | |
| SundayMoved | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Add these to your team calendar
LeaveCalc for Employers adds the public holidays for Jamaica to your team calendar in one click, right next to everyone's approved time off. Free for up to 3 people.