Belize has a total of 26 holidays in 2023. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Day off for New Year's Day
Monday, January 2, 2023
George Price Day
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Day off for George Price Day
Monday, January 16, 2023
Day off for National Heroes and Benefactors Day
Monday, March 6, 2023
National Heroes and Benefactors Day
Thursday, March 9, 2023
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2023
Good Friday
Friday, April 7, 2023
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Easter Monday
Monday, April 10, 2023
Labor Day / May Day
Monday, May 1, 2023
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Day off for Emancipation Day
Monday, July 31, 2023
Emancipation Day
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
St. George's Caye Day
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Day off for St. George's Caye Day
Monday, September 11, 2023
Independence Day
Thursday, September 21, 2023
September Equinox
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Day off for Indigenous People's Resistance Day
Monday, October 9, 2023
Indigenous People's Resistance Day
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Garifuna Settlement Day
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Day off for Garifuna Settlement Day
Monday, November 20, 2023
December Solstice
Friday, December 22, 2023
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2023
Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2023