Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Belize 2027
Belize has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Belize 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 14
- Of those, on a working day
- 11
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (4)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Belize, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | George Price Day | George Price Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | National Heroes and Benefactors Day | National Heroes and Benefactors Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Holy Saturday | Holy Saturday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | Labour Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day | Emancipation Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Saint George's Caye Day | Saint George's Caye Day | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Independence Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day | Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Garifuna Settlement Day | Garifuna Settlement Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Belize
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (9)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 15 January to Sunday 17 January 2027: 3 days off, with George Price Day.
- Saturday 6 March to Monday 8 March 2027: 3 days off, with National Heroes and Benefactors Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 31 July to Monday 2 August 2027: 3 days off, with Emancipation Day.
- Friday 10 September to Sunday 12 September 2027: 3 days off, with Saint George's Caye Day.
- Saturday 9 October to Monday 11 October 2027: 3 days off, with Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day.
- Friday 19 November to Sunday 21 November 2027: 3 days off, with Garifuna Settlement Day.
- Saturday 25 December to Monday 27 December 2027: 3 days off, with Boxing Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Monday 20 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 18 September to Tuesday 21 September 2027 (next to Independence Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Belize applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Belize to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/belize/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Belize's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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