Public holidays in Belize 2025
Belize has 10 public holidays in 2025. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 4 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | George Price Day | |
| Monday | National Heroes and Benefactors Day observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Saint George's Caye Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Garifuna Settlement Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 March 2025National Heroes and Benefactors Day
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 August 2025Emancipation Day
- 3 daysSat 20 to Mon 22 September 2025Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 11 to Mon 13 October 2025Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labour Day
Questions about 2025 in Belize
- How many working days are there in Belize in 2025?
- 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Belize have in 2025?
- 10 public holidays, plus 4 substitute days off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (19 April 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Belize 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Belize has 10 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/belize/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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