January:
New Years Day - January 1, Horse Racing in Burrel Boom; Race starts at the entrance of the track and the horses run one mile around. Krem New Year's Cycling Classic; Starts in Corozal and ends in Belize City.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Belizean-americans honoring Dr. King's struggle for human rights for all people.

February:
Fiesta de Carnaval: Nationwide celebrations and dance competition (Comparsas) one week beforeLlent.

International Billfish Tournament: Belize Game Fish Assoc. 50K prize to angler 500lbs landing blue marin.

San Pedro Carnival: Fun in the Sun on La isla Bonita!

Valentine Cycle Race: Starts in Belmopan, then to Benque Viejo, back to Belize City.

March:
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: March 9, 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.

La Ruta Maya Canoe River Challenge: San Ignacio to Belize City. Four-day canoe race retracing the route of the ancient Maya.

April:
Easter monday - Burrell Boom Cycle & Horse Races: Annual cycling event, featuring national and international cyclists. Race starts in Belize City, ends at the Sylvestre Stadium in Burrell Boom. followed by all-day celebrations. Horse races, food and music. Easter Fair: Held during the holiday weekend in San Ignacio. Features entertainment, live music, sports activities and family games.

Good Friday in Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker Special Catholic Church services. Beginning at 3pm most villagers participate in procession carrying the cross through town.

Holy Saturday Cross Country Classic - Bicycle race in Belize City and out to Western Highway. Circles around park in San Ignacio and returns to a dramatic finale in Belize City. Horse race. International participation.

San Jose Succotz Fiesta: Local fair celebrating the day of their patron saint. Entertainment for kids, rides, food, marimba music.

May: Tourism Month

Cashew Festival: Crooked Tree Village. Celebrating the cashew harvest season. Live punta music, Cashew Wine & Desert, Caribbean-style dishes, games, folklore stories, dance competition.

Cayo Expo: San Ignacio. Displays of local crafts and products. Sample local foods.

Coconut Festival Caye Caulker: Food, beverages, crafts. Parade with prize for floats, coconut competition and dancing.

Commonwealth Day: May 24
Celebrated nationwide as the Queen's birthday. 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.

Labour Day: May 1
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.

Toledo Festival of Arts:
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.

June:
San Pedro Day (Dia de San Pedro): Three-day festival honoring St. Peter, the patron saint of San Pedro. Early morning boat parade. Boats and fishermen are blessed, a special mass is held and a fiesta/jump-up follows.

Lobster Festival: Held annually in Caye Caulker and Placencia Village. Celebrates "Fisherman's Day" and the opening of lobster season.

Placencia Mountain Bike Classic: Annual international biking competition starts in Belize City, ends in Placencia Village.

July:
Benque Viejo Fiesta - Local fair. Celebrates the day of their patron saint with cultural shows, marimba bands, food and games. Nine days of prayer.

August:
Deer Dance Festival: San Antonio, Toledo District. Week-long celebrations. Historical reenactments, costumes, homemade harps and violins.

Costa Maya Festival: San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. A festival of music, arts/crafts, cultural dances and foods from Belize, Mexico and neighboring countries.

San Joaquin Fiesta: Honors patron saint. Mass, fiesta, food, music and family entertainment.

September:

Carnival: Colorful pageantry, costumed bands, parades, street "Jump-ups," music, dance, food. Takes place annually.

Fiestarama: Orange Walk. Agricultural show, horse races, rides such as ferris wheel and merry-go-round. Foods from different cultures.

St. Georges Caye Day - 10th of September
Click here to learn the history of St. Georges Caye day.

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.

October:
Belikin Spectacular:
Billfish tournament with spectacular prizes. Sponsored by the Belize Game Fish Association.

Columbus Day (Pan American Day)
Orange Walk and Corozal . Fiestas and beauty contest to celebrate Mestizo culture. Horse and cycle races. Regatta racing in Belize City.

November:
Garifuna Settlement Day - November 19
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.

National Award Show: Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Belizean artists.

December:
Christmas Eve: Midnight mass all over town.
Christmas Day

Kwanzaa! Dec 26th - A holiday celebrated by many black American-belizean honoring their African-american culture.

Boxing Day: December 26
Parties, dances , horse races and some Garifuna dances are performed.