2018 At a Glance
Here is what’s happening! Mark your calendar for the most significant events of the year.
JANUARY 1st
31st
KREM New Year’s Day Cycling Classic – Corozal District Horse Race – Burrell Boom, Belize District
Semana Santa (Holy Week) – Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cayo District
APRIL
FEBRUARY 10th/11th
Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic – Roundtrip Belize City to San Ignacio
15 Annual Placencia BTIA Sidewalk Arts Festival – Placencia Village, Stann Creek District th
2nd
Easter Monday Horse Races at Burrell Boom Fair – Belize District
2
nd
9th/10th/ 11th
Sittee River Easter Monday Fair and Canoe Race – Stann Creek District
Late Feb
MAY
Carnaval de San Pedro – Ambergris Caye (Weekend before AshWednesday) Sugar City Rum Festival – Orange Walk Town
First Weekend
La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge – San Ignacio to Belize City
Monday after La Ruta Maya National Heroes and Benefactors Day (Originally Barron Bliss Day)
30 /31 /April 1 st
st
Easter Weekend
40
Labor Day
National Agriculture and Trade Show – Belmopan, Cayo District
MARCH
th
1st
Mid May Cashew Festival – Crooked Tree Village, Belize District
19th/20th/ 21st Belize Chocolate Festival – Punta Gorda, Toledo District
21st
Belize Commonwealth Day (Sovereign’s Day Holiday)
Mid May
Northern Belize Reef Week – San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye
Mid May
East Indian Festival – Corozal District
19th/20th
Belize Game Fish Association Tournament – Frenchie’s Offshore Open
24th
San Pedro Lagoon Reef Eco-Challenge – Ambergris Caye
JUNE 2nd/3rd
Mango Festival – Hopkins, Stann Creek District
Mid June
San Pedro Lobster Festival – Ambergris Caye