Belize’s 2027 Public and Bank Holidays Are Out 

The Public and Bank Holidays for 2027 are officially out. Belizean workers can look forward to 14 holidays next year, including nine three-day weekends and a four-day Easter break.

The year starts with a long weekend. New Year’s Day falls on Friday; George Price Day follows on Friday as well, January 15. Two more Fridays complete the long weekends later int he year, including St George’s Caye Day on September 10 and Garifuna Settlement Day on November 19.

Easter brings the longest break. Good Friday is March 26, Holy Saturday is March 27, and Easter Monday is March 29. 

Several holidays move to a Monday in lieu of the day celebrated. It includes National Heroes and Benefactors Day on March 8, Labour Day on May 3, Emancipation Day on August 2 and Indigenous People’s Resistance Day on 11 October. Boxing Day moves to Monday, 27 December.

Independence Day falls on a Tuesday, 21 September.

Two holidays land on Saturdays, Holy Saturday and Christmas Day.  

The holidays were announced under the Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize.