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Public holidays in Belize in 2026
Belize has 14 public holidays in 2026, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 7 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Thursday | George Price Day |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Monday | National Heroes and Benefactor Day |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Emancipation Day |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Thursday | St. George's Caye Day |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Indigenous People’s Resistance Day |
| 19 Nov 2026 | Thursday | Garifuna Settlement Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Belize, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 15 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2026: book Friday 16 Jan 2026 (George Price Day)
- 6 Mar 2026 – 9 Mar 2026: book Friday 6 Mar 2026 (National Heroes and Benefactor Day)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 31 Jul 2026 – 2 Aug 2026: book Friday 31 Jul 2026 (Emancipation Day)
- 10 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2026: book Friday 11 Sept 2026 (St. George's Caye Day)
- 18 Sept 2026 – 21 Sept 2026: book Friday 18 Sept 2026 (Independence Day)
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