National holidays of Jamaica in 2019

This page contains a calendar of all 2019 public holidays for Jamaica. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day	Date	Holiday	Notes
Tuesday	Jan. 1, 2019	New Year's Day
Tuesday	Jan. 1, 2019	New Year's Day
Thursday	Feb. 14, 2019	Valentine's Day
Wednesday	March 6, 2019	Ash Wednesday
Wednesday	March 20, 2019	March Equinox
Friday	April 19, 2019	Good Friday
Friday	April 19, 2019	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Sunday	April 21, 2019	Easter Day
Sunday	April 21, 2019	Easter Sunday
Monday	April 22, 2019	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter Sunday
Monday	April 22, 2019	Easter Monday
Sunday	May 12, 2019	Mother's Day
Thursday	May 23, 2019	Labor Day / May Day
Thursday	May 23, 2019	Labour Day
Sunday	June 16, 2019	Father's Day
Friday	June 21, 2019	June Solstice
Thursday	Aug. 1, 2019	Emancipation Day
Thursday	Aug. 1, 2019	Emancipation Day	Slavery in the British Empire ended on 1 August 1834
Tuesday	Aug. 6, 2019	Independence Day	Independence from the UK in 1962
Tuesday	Aug. 6, 2019	Independence Day
Monday	Sept. 23, 2019	September Equinox
Monday	Oct. 21, 2019	National Heroes' Day	Third Monday in October
Monday	Oct. 21, 2019	National Heroes' Day
Saturday	Dec. 21, 2019	December Solstice
Tuesday	Dec. 24, 2019	Christmas Eve
Wednesday	Dec. 25, 2019	Christmas Day
Wednesday	Dec. 25, 2019	Christmas Day
Thursday	Dec. 26, 2019	Boxing Day
Tuesday	Dec. 31, 2019	New Year's Eve

Public Holidays

Jamaica public holidays by years
Public holidays in other countries