Public holidays in Belize 2028
Belize has 9 public holidays in 2028. 6 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 5 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
11weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | George Price Day | |
| Monday | National Heroes and Benefactors Day observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Labour Day | |
| Monday | Emancipation Day observed | |
| Monday | Saint George's Caye Day observed | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day observed | |
| Monday | Garifuna Settlement Day observed | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 11 | 249 |
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Sep19 wd
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 March 2028National Heroes and Benefactors Day
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labour Day
- 3 daysSat 29 to Mon 31 July 2028Emancipation Day
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 September 2028Saint George's Caye Day
- 3 daysSat 7 to Mon 9 October 2028Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 November 2028Garifuna Settlement Day
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 22 September 2028 for Thu 21 to Sun 24 September 2028Independence Day
Questions about 2028 in Belize
- How many working days are there in Belize in 2028?
- 249 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Belize have in 2028?
- 9 public holidays, plus 5 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), George Price Day (15 January 2028), Holy Saturday (15 April 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Belize 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Belize has 9 public holidays and 249 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/belize/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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