Emancipation Day in Jamaica
Emancipation Day falls on Saturday 1 August 2026 in Jamaica. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In 2026 it lands on a weekend, which costs the day off.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 August | Friday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 1 August | Saturday | on the weekend — no day off gained |
| 2027 | 2 August | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 1 August | Tuesday | one bridge day makes it four days |
4 of 4
- 01 08 Emancipation Day Friday
- 01 08 Emancipation Day Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 02 08 Emancipation Day Monday
- 01 08 Emancipation Day Tuesday
A date that moves
Emancipation Day does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Emancipation Day in Jamaica in 2026?
Saturday, 1 August 2026.
Is Emancipation Day on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 1 August 2025, 1 August 2026, 2 August 2027, 1 August 2028.
Which years does Emancipation Day make a long weekend?
2025 (Friday), 2027 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly. In 2028 one bridge day buys four days off.