Public Holidays in Jamaica 2026

Complete list of 11 public holidays and observances in Jamaica for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Good FridayApril 3, 2026

14 days left

10 Public Holidays

253 Working Days

112 Days Off

4 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Feb 18	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 6	Monday	Easter Monday	Public
May 25	Monday	Labour Day	Public
Aug 1	Saturday	Emancipation Day	Public
Aug 6	Thursday	Independence Day	Public
Oct 19	Monday	National Heroes Day	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 26	Saturday	Boxing Day	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Jamaica has 4 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 3, 2026 — April 6, 2026 4 days

Good Friday, Easter Monday

May 23, 2026 — May 25, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

October 17, 2026 — October 19, 2026 3 days

National Heroes Day

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day, Boxing Day

Holidays by Month

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Mar

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

8 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

2 On Weekends

Already non-working days

1 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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