Public holidays in Belize 2024
Belize has 13 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
10weekday days off, substitutes included
252working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | George Price Day | |
| Saturday weekend | National Heroes and Benefactors Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Labour Day | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day observed | |
| Tuesday | Saint George's Caye Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day | |
| Tuesday | Garifuna Settlement Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 10 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 January 2024George Price Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 July 2024Emancipation Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 9 September 2024 for Sat 7 to Tue 10 September 2024Saint George's Caye Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 18 November 2024 for Sat 16 to Tue 19 November 2024Garifuna Settlement Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Belize
- How many working days are there in Belize in 2024?
- 252 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Belize have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- National Heroes and Benefactors Day (9 March 2024), Holy Saturday (30 March 2024), Independence Day (21 September 2024), Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day (12 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Belize?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Belize 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Belize has 13 public holidays and 252 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/belize/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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