Top events in Jamaica

July
01

The ultimate celebration of this quintessentially Caribbean cooking technique is the Portland Jerk Festival held every July 4th, when the...

July
07

Billed with good reason as ‘the greatest Reggae show on Earth’, Sumfest is a week-long reggae and dancehall music festival extravaganza packing...

July
31

June is Jazz Month in the resort of Ocho Rios which spills over into the city of Kingston. This is reckoned to be Jamaica's complete jazz vacation...

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Jamaica Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2013-December 2014 period.

Public holiday note: 

Holidays falling on Sunday are observed the following Monday.

2013

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2013
February
13
Ash Wednesday
Start date:
13 February 2013
March
29
Good Friday
Start date:
29 March 2013
April
01
Easter Monday
Start date:
1 April 2013
May
23
Labour Day
Start date:
23 May 2013
August
01
Emancipation Day
Start date:
1 August 2013
August
05
Independence Day
Start date:
5 August 2013
October
21
National Heroes Day
Start date:
21 October 2013
December
25
Christmas Day
Start date:
25 December 2013
December
26
Boxing Day
Start date:
26 December 2013

2014

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2014
March
05
Ash Wednesday
Start date:
5 March 2014
April
18
Good Friday
Start date:
18 April 2014
April
21
Easter Monday
Start date:
21 April 2014
May
23
Labour Day
Start date:
23 May 2014
August
01
Emancipation Day
Start date:
1 August 2014
August
04
Independence Day
Start date:
4 August 2014
October
24
National Heroes Day
Start date:
24 October 2014
December
25
Christmas Day
Start date:
25 December 2014
December
26
Boxing Day
Start date:
26 December 2014