Public holidays in Jamaica 2025

10 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Jamaica

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day
5 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday Religious
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
21 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
23 May Friday	Friday	National Labour Day
1 August Friday	Friday	Emancipation Day National day
6 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day National day
20 October Monday	Monday	National Heroes Day National day
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Friday	Friday	Boxing Day Religious

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Jamaica (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Kingston: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 43% of days
Fri 23 May – Sun 25 May · 3 days off
National Labour Day
Typically in Kingston: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 1 Aug – Sun 3 Aug · 3 days off
Emancipation Day
Typically in Kingston: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 18 Oct – Mon 20 Oct · 3 days off
National Heroes Day
Typically in Kingston: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 80% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Typically in Kingston: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 33% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2025.

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 20 Dec – Sun 28 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Dec, Tue 23 Dec, Wed 24 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 2 days off (Thu 2 Jan, Fri 3 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sun 5 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 5 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Mon 21 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 22 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 22 May – Sun 25 May · National Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Jul – Sun 3 Aug · Emancipation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Oct) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 Oct – Mon 20 Oct · National Heroes DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sun 28 Dec · Christmas Day, Boxing DayShow on calendar ↓