Public holidays in Belize in 2026

14 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
George Price Day
National Heroes and Benefactor Day
Good Friday
Easter Saturday
Easter Monday
Labour Day
Emancipation Day
St. George's Caye Day
Independence Day
Indigenous People’s Resistance Day
Garifuna Settlement Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Belize in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 21
April 20
May 20
June 22
July 23
August 21
September 20
October 21
November 20
December 22
Total 250

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).