Public holidays in Belize

This is a list of public holidays in Belize.

Public holidays

Date	Day	Observance	Observance rule
January 1		New Year's Day	fixed at January 1 (see Note 1)
March 9		Baron Bliss Day (or National Heroes & Benefactors Day)	March 9 (see Note 2)
**	Monday	Baron Bliss Day (in lieu of)	see Note 2
*	Friday	Good Friday	fixed by church calendar (moveable)
*	Saturday	Holy Saturday	fixed by church calendar (moveable)
*	Sunday	Easter	fixed by church calendar (moveable)
*	Monday	Easter Monday	fixed by church calendar (moveable)
May 1		Labour Day	fixed at May 1 (see Note 1)
**	Monday	Labour Day (in lieu of)	see Note 1
May 24		Commonwealth Day (or Sovereign's Day)	May 24 (see Note 2)
**	Monday	Commonwealth Day (in lieu of)	see Note 1
September 10		Saint George's Caye Day (or National Day)	fixed at September 10 (see Note 1)
September 21		Independence Day	fixed at September 21 (see Note 1)
**	Monday	Independence Day (in lieu of)	see Note 1
**	Monday	Day of the Americas (in lieu of)	See Note 2
October 12		Day of the Americas (or Columbus Day)	October 12 (see Note 2)
November 19		Garifuna Settlement Day	fixed at November 19 (see Note 1)
December 25		Christmas Day	fixed at December 25 (see Note 1)
December 26		Boxing Day	fixed at December 26 (see Note 1)
**	Monday	Boxing Day (in lieu of)	see Note 1

• (*) Moveable holidays
• (**) Replacement days:
  • Note 1 - Chapter 289 of the laws of Belize states that if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the bank and public holiday.
  • Note 2 - Chapter 289 of the laws of Belize states that if the holiday falls on a Sunday or a Friday, the following Monday is observed as the bank and public holiday; further, if the holiday falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, the preceding Monday is observed as the bank and public holiday.

References

• Laws of Belize Chapter 289