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2026 Holidays for Jamaica

  • New Year's Day
  • Ash Wednesday
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • National Labour Day
  • National Labour Day (observed)
  • Emancipation Day
  • Independence Day
  • National Heroes Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day

Public holidays in Jamaica in 2026

Jamaica has 11 public holidays in 2026. 3 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are April, May, August, and December (2 each).

All public holidays in Jamaica in 2026

  • New Year's Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
  • Ash Wednesday – Wednesday, February 18, 2026
  • Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
  • National Labour Day – Saturday, May 23, 2026
  • National Labour Day (observed) – Monday, May 25, 2026
  • Emancipation Day – Saturday, August 1, 2026
  • Independence Day – Thursday, August 6, 2026
  • National Heroes Day – Monday, October 19, 2026
  • Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026

Long weekends and bridge days in Jamaica in 2026

The weekend in Jamaica: Saturday and Sunday. Jamaica has 4 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
  • Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (National Labour Day, National Labour Day (observed))
  • Sat, Oct 17 – Mon, Oct 19 – 3 days off (National Heroes Day)
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 – 3 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

  • Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
  • Take 2 days off (Mon, Feb 16 and Tue, Feb 17): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 14 – Wed, Feb 18 (Ash Wednesday)
  • Take 2 days off (Thu, Feb 19 and Fri, Feb 20): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Feb 18 – Sun, Feb 22 (Ash Wednesday)
  • Take Fri, Aug 7 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Aug 6 – Sun, Aug 9 (Independence Day)

2026 at a glance

  • 2026 has 365 days.
  • 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
  • 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
  • Public holidays in Jamaica: 11

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