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Public holidays in Jamaica in 2026
Jamaica has 10 public holidays in 2026, 8 of them on working days, leaving 253 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | 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 |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Labour Day |
| 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 |
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Long weekends in Jamaica, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 17 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026: book Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 (Ash Wednesday)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 22 May 2026 – 25 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (Labour Day)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Emancipation Day)
- 6 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2026: book Friday 7 Aug 2026 (Independence Day)
- 16 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2026: book Friday 16 Oct 2026 (National Heroes Day)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)
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