Jamaica Holidays in 2025

List of public holidays in Jamaica 2025 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryWednesdayNew Year's DayPublic Holiday
14th FebruaryFridayValentine's DayObservance
5th MarchWednesdayAsh WednesdayPublic Holiday
20th MarchThursdayMarch EquinoxSeason
18th AprilFridayGood FridayPublic Holiday
20th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance
21st AprilMondayEaster MondayPublic Holiday
11th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
23rd MayFridayLabor Day / May DayPublic Holiday
15th JuneSundayFather's DayObservance
20th JuneFridayJune SolsticeSeason
1st AugustFridayEmancipation DayPublic Holiday
6th AugustWednesdayIndependence DayPublic Holiday
22nd SeptemberMondaySeptember EquinoxSeason
20th OctoberMondayNational Heroes' DayPublic Holiday
21st DecemberSundayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberWednesdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberThursdayChristmas DayPublic Holiday
26th DecemberFridayBoxing DayPublic Holiday
31st DecemberWednesdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Jamaica. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Jamaica this year in 2025?

There are 10 holidays in Jamaica in 2025

How to retrieve the Jamaica holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=JM&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of Jamaica holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'JM', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);
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