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When is Empancipation Day in Jamaica?

Empancipation Day falls on Friday, August 1st, 2025 (53 days from now) in Jamaica.

Is Empancipation Day a public holiday?

Yes, Empancipation Day is a public holiday in Jamaica.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2021 August 1st Sunday Empancipation Day
2022 August 1st Monday Empancipation Day Long weekend.
2023 August 1st Tuesday Empancipation Day
2024 August 1st Thursday Empancipation Day
2025 August 1st Friday Empancipation Day Long weekend.
2026 August 1st Saturday Empancipation Day
2027 August 1st Sunday Empancipation Day
2028 August 1st Tuesday Empancipation Day
2029 August 1st Wednesday Empancipation Day
2030 August 1st Thursday Empancipation Day
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="JM" -d year="2024" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__" "https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "JM",
  "year": "2024",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'JM',
  year: '2024',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'JM',
  'year' => '2024',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "JM"
$Body.year = "2024"
$Url = "https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'JM',
  'year': '2024',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'JM',
  'year': '2024',
})