Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Belize and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
15 Jan	Thu	George Price Day
9 Mar	Mon	National Heroes and Benefactors Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
4 Apr	Sat	Holy Saturday
6 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
1 Aug	Sat	Emancipation Day
10 Sep	Thu	Saint George's Caye Day
21 Sep	Mon	Independence Day
12 Oct	Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
19 Nov	Thu	Garifuna Settlement Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	Boxing Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
15 Jan	Fri	George Price Day
8 Mar	Mon	National Heroes and Benefactors Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
27 Mar	Sat	Holy Saturday
28 Mar	Sun	Easter Sunday
29 Mar	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
1 Aug	Sun	Emancipation Day
2 Aug	Mon	Emancipation Day Holiday
10 Sep	Fri	Saint George's Caye Day
21 Sep	Tue	Independence Day
11 Oct	Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
19 Nov	Fri	Garifuna Settlement Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sun	Boxing Day
27 Dec	Mon	Boxing Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
15 Jan	Sat	George Price Day
6 Mar	Mon	National Heroes and Benefactors Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
15 Apr	Sat	Holy Saturday
17 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
1 Aug	Tue	Emancipation Day
10 Sep	Sun	Saint George's Caye Day
11 Sep	Mon	Saint George's Caye Holiday
21 Sep	Thu	Independence Day
9 Oct	Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
19 Nov	Sun	Garifuna Settlement Day
20 Nov	Mon	Garifuna Settlement Holiday
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Tue	Boxing Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Belize celebrates 11 national holidays each year, with the Easter holiday taking place over a four-day celebration. A few of the country’s holidays are religious based and the dates change each year based on the lunar cycle.

Public holidays are governed by the Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Holiday Acts. These acts establish which days are official holidays in Belize. The government reserves the right to add days, remove days, and to change mid-week holidays or those falling on a Sunday to another day so that all can benefit from observing the holiday.

The Labour Code, Part XI, Section 117 states that all employees must receive a paid day off for nationally recognised holidays and that employers who pay by the piece or by the job performed must provide an “average day’s pay” for their employees.

If an employee is obligated to work on a holiday due to the nature of their job, the law requires that employees receive additional pay for their duties. On Christmas, Good Friday and Easter Monday, employees must be paid at double their hourly or daily rate. On all other holidays, employees receive their regular pay plus one half more for these dates.