Events and Festivals
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A
Schedule
of
Belizean events year-round. As usual any Party or Event in
Belize starts with a delay of an hour or more. The most events are open
ended till early in the morning. All locals love to have party
and it doesn’t matter if they have to work on the next day. The top
seasonal events for
Belize are listed below, and any one of them could provide the stuff of
lasting memories.
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Please check the
dates in local newspapers. Dates may be change on
weather conditions.
For
a
List
of the 2010 Bank and Public Holdays, click here.
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January
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- New Years Day
- Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day
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February
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- Fiesta de Carnaval: Nationwide celebrations and
dance competition one week before lent.
- International Bullfish Tournament: Belize Game
Fish Assoc.
- San Pedro Carnival: Fun in the Sun on La isla
Bonita.
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March
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- La Ruta Maya
Belize River Challenge is a multi-day canoe race across Belize. The
route runs West to East along the Macal and Belize Rivers, once the
only link between beautiful San Ignacio, in the foothills of the Maya
Mountains, and the bustling port of Belize City.
4th till 8th March 2010.
- Annual Agricultural & Trade Show Held in
Belmopan, Orange Walk Town and nearby Chan Pine Ridge every two years.
Livestock, handicrafts, traditional costumes and dances.
- Baron Bliss Day: Celebrations held nationwide
to honor this great benefactor of Belize. Harbor regatta is held in
front of the lighthouse where he was buried. Horse and cycle races are
also held.
- Trade & Livestock Show: Held in Belmopan at
the National Agricultural Showgrounds every other year, the last
weekend in March. Features rodeo.
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April
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- Good Friday in Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker
Special Catholic Church services. Beginning at 3p.m. most villagers
participate in procession carrying the cross through town.
- Holy Saturday
- Cross Country Classic Bicycle
race in Belize
City, continues on
Western Highway , Circles around park in San Ignacio and returns to a
dramatic finale in Belize City. International participation.
- San Jose Succotz Fiesta: Local fair celebrating
the day of their patron
saint. Entertainment for kids, rides, food, marimba music.
- 24th-25th April,
Lagoon-Reef Eco
Challenge 10, Kayak Race in
Ambergris Caye
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May
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- Labour Day: Address by the Minister of Labour
or a representative, followed by parades and rallies held throughout
the country. Kite contest, cycle race, harbor regatta, horse race.
- Cashew Festival: Crooked Tree Village.
- Cayo Expo: San Ignacio. Displays of local
crafts
and products.
- Coconut Festival Caye Caulker. Food, beverages,
crafts. Parade with prize for floats.
- Sovereign’s Day Celebrated nationwide as the
Queen's birthday. National Sports Council
holds horse races in Belize City at the National Stadium and in Orange
Walk Town at the People's Stadium. Cycle races are held between Cayo
and Belmopan.
- Toledo Festival of Arts and
Chocolate 21. to 23. May 10. Week-long festivals in
which school children
depict various cultural groups in the district through drama and music.
Arts and crafts exhibition includes basketry, paintings, clay
sculpture, seashells and calabash vessels.
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June
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- The San Pedro Lobsterfest from
14th till 19th June 2010
- The 11th Annual Placencia Lobsterfest 0 and
Placencia Fishermen's Day Saltwater Fishing Tournament from 25th
till 27th June 2010.
- Caye Caulker Lobsterfest 10th till 11th July
2010.
- Dia de San Pedro festival honoring
St. Peter, the patron saint of San Pedro.
Postponed because storm Alex to
2. July 2010 Opening & Karaoke Contest 3. July 2010 Cultur Evening,
Fishing Tournement
- BETEX
(Belize Tourism Expo) Belize's
first trade show. June 23th– 27th
2010
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July
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- Benque Viejo del Carmen Fiesta Local fair.
Celebrates the day of their patron saint with cultural shows, marimba
bands, food and games. Nine days of prayer.
- The
8th
annual Belize Archaeology Symposium (BAS)
This Year:
Status and power in ancient maya society
June 30th– July 2th 2010
in San Ignacio
- Belize International Film
Festival
Bliss Center for performing Arts
July 16th till July 24th 2010.
- Belize National Fire Service Olympiad
July 16th-17th 2010, Yarborough Field, Belize
City
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August
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September
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Update will follow as we get the dates
- St. Georges Caye Day - 10th of
September
- Expo Belize, 12th-13th
September 2009
SJC Campus Ground, Belmopan
- BTB/San Cas Cycling Classic
September 13th 2009.
- Independence
Day September 21st Numerous
cultural, religious and
sporting activities held a couple of weeks before St. George's Caye
Day. Flag-raising ceremonies, parades, street jump-ups, music, dance
and foods. Crowning of Miss San Pedro.
- Mexican National Day: Orange Walk and Corozal
towns people cross over
into Mexico to reunite with families and have celebrations.
- St.
George's
Caye
Day Celebrates and
commemorates a battle in 1798
when the Spanish were defeated by slaves, Baymen and British soldiers.
Around the country similar official ceremonies and parades take place.
Carnivals, sporting activities, fire engine parade, and pop concerts
held several days prior to this event.
- September
Celebrations
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October
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Update will follow as we get the dates
- Belikin Spectacular: Billfish tournament with
spectacular prizes. Sponsored by the Belize Game Fish Association.
- 10th Oct. 09 Educators Chess
Symposium at the George Price Centre, Belmopan
- 12th Oct. 09Pan American Day: Orange Walk and
Corozal .
Fiestas and beauty contest
to celebrate Mestizo culture. Horse and cycle races. Tourism Week:
Activities include silent and Dutch auction, grand vacation raffle
drawing and fair.
- Hike & Bike for the Rain Forest: A two-day
cross-country run and
mountain bike race. Local and International athletes will compete
throughout the Cayo area for the benefit of the rain forest.
- 31th Oct. 09 Halloween
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November
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Update will follow as we get the dates
- 19th Nov. 09 Garifuna Settlement Day
Festival, mainly in
the southern most areas of the country to mark the first arrival of the
Garifuna in 1832 in Dangriga.
- Stann Creek Agricultural Fair: Exhibits of
livestock and locally grown fruits and vegetables.
- 27th Nov. 09 San Pedro Grand Silver
25 Years Township Celebration.
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December
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Update will follow as we get the dates
- 2th
Dec. 09 Andy Palacio lecture at
the Bliss in Belize City.
- 5th Dec. 09 at 7pm Annual Boat Parade in San Pedro.
- Christmas Eve: Midnight mass all over town.
- Christmas Day: Merry Christmas...
- Kwanzaa! Dec 26th - A holiday
celebrated by
many black American-belizean.
- Boxing Day: Parties, dances , horse races and
some Garifuna dances are performed.
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Guide to Belize, March 2024
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