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Start Date: Fri, 11 Oct, 2024Annually
TIDE Conservation Festival
TIDE (Toledo Institute for Development and Environment) hosts its annual Conservation Festival fund-raiser in Punta Gorda Town! TIDE's festival provides ... morea prime opportunity for our local food purveyors to impress and garner income, all while promoting ecological consciousness by utilizing only biodegradable plates, cups, and associated items.
2023 TIDE Conservation Festival
The TIDE Conservation Festival 2023 is a 3-day event starting October 14-16 that features:
Day 1: Environmental Education Day
Day 2: TIDE Gala at Garbutts Marine
Day 3: Fish Festival
The theme for the 2023 TIDE Conservation Festival is "Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution."
Start Date: Fri, 8 Nov, 2024Annually
Belize International Film Festival
The Belize International Film Festival is an annual event that brings together top world films and filmmakers in Belize for four days. The festival ... morefocuses on independent films produced in Belize and other Central American countries and Caribbean countries that display storylines celebrating cultural diversity, topical social issues and stories of resistance.
2023 Belize International Film Festival
The 2023 Belize Film Festival starts on November 3rd with screenings at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts. Screenings will be held throughout the week. Please refer to the schedule for accurate dates and times.
Why should you attend the 2023 Belize International Film Festival?
This is an event that you do not want to miss. Celebrating the 17th Edition of the Belize International Film Festival, be there to see unique culture-centric films. Bring a friend and enjoy films from Belize and other participating countries.
Start Date: Tue, 19 Nov, 2024Annually
Garifuna Settlement Day
Commemorating the first arrival of the Garifuna people in 1832, the national holiday of Garifuna Settlement Day was created by Belizean civil rights activist ... moreThomas Vincent Ramos in 1941, which wasn’t recognized as a public and bank holiday until 1977. Celebrated annually on November 19 throughout the country, the Garifuna community hosts street festivals, parades, cultural food sales, and other traditional presentations in their location. The most popular locations for celebrating Garifuna Settlement Day are Hopkins, Placencia, and Dangriga.
Traditionally, the celebrations would open with a reenactment of the first arrival on dories along with live drumming and singing. Following this would include a parade, the Miss Garifuna Pageant, and cultural presentations involving food, drinks, dances, and art exhibitions. Garifuna Settlement Day is an important day for the country to honor and commemorate the historical and cultural importance of the Garifuna community.
2023 Garifuna Settlement Day
Details for the 2023 Garifuna Settlement Days are yet to be announced. It is most popular in Hopkins, Dangriga, and Placencia, locations such as San Pedro Town and Belize City host processions in traditional Garifuna clothing, drumming, Cultural Awareness Week, and even fashion shows.
Why should you be a part of the 2023 Garifuna Settlement Day Celebrations?
This is a great opportunity to learn and experience the Garifuna culture in Belize whether through the tasting of savory and delicious Garifuna dishes or dancing to the beat of the drumming. Many visitors travel to witness the reenactment of the historical landing in 1832. You can expect to see live drumming, dancing, and history-inspired displays by the Garifuna people from Belize. Since this event is held on a public and bank holiday, it is widely celebrated throughout the country.
Start Date: Mon, 25 Nov, 2024Annually
Orange Walk Annual Tacos Fest
Anyone from Belize would tell you that the best tacos in Belize are in Orange Walk. Each year, crowds gather to Orange Walk Town in Northern Belize to ... moreexperience this tasty festival. This food festival showcases a wide variety of tacos styles and tastes. Usually held at the Banquitas House of Culture in Orange Walk Town, the abundance in tacos are accompanied by local drinks, cultural presentations and live performances by local artists.
2019 Orange Walk Tacos Fest
Details for the 2019 Orange Walk Tacos Fest are yet to be announced.
Why should you attend the 2019 Orange Walk Tacos Fest?
Who doesn’t want to go to a festival for tacos? Each year, more and more people travel to Northern Belize to get their tummies filled with delicious tacos. Be there this year and savor all the different styles and flavors of tacos!
Start Date: Mon, 16 Dec, 2024Annually
Placencia BTIA Mistletoe Ball
The annual Mistletoe Ball is organized by the Placencia Chapter of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA). It is usually hosted at one of Placencia’s ... moreresorts at the end of each year in December. Entering the holiday season, this event is most anticipated by locals and visitors. Attendees put on their most glamorous and spiffy outfits to enjoy a night of great food, music, dancing, and raffles throughout the night. It is the most glamorous holiday party on the Placencia Peninsula!
2023 Placencia BTIA Mistletoe Ball
Details for the 2019 Placencia BTIA Mistletoe Ball are yet to be announced.
Why should you attend the 2023 Placencia BTIA Mistletoe Ball?
End your 2019 with a bang! The Placencia Mistletoe Ball will surely be a fun and enjoyable event to bring in the holiday spirit with performances from Shuga City Band & Dj Boneyfide.
Start Date: Wed, 1 Jan, 2025Annually
Krem Radio Annual New Year's Cycling Classic Krem Radio Annual New Year's Cycling Classic started in 1992 and has become a New Year's Day tradition in Belize. Happening every Janauary ... more1, this race marks the very first cycling race on the cycling calendar in Belize.
The usual route is along the Northern Highway from Corozal District (at first Corozal Town, now the Santa Elena northern border) to Belize City, finishing at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Mahogany Street, approximately two blocks from the home of the race's sponsor, Kremandala Ltd., located on Partridge Street.
This is the second most prestigous cycling race in Belize, next to the annual cross country cycling classic held on Holy Saturday each year.
Start Date: Sun, 23 Feb, 2025Annually
Carnaval de San Pedro El Carnaval de San Pedro was San Pedro’s most important folklore celebration, one of the biggest carnivals in Belize. The carnival has traditions that date back ... moreto the 19th century. Some of the best-known carnival traditions, including parades and masquerade balls, were first recorded in medieval Italy, where the carnival of Venice was the most famous. From Italy, the custom spread to Spain, Portugal, and France and, through colonization, to the Caribbean, Latin America, and parts of North America. The carnival of Cádiz, Spain, even now one of the best known, was particularly influential in shaping the traditions that would later predominate in San Pedro. When the Spanish conquered Mexico and established the cities of Merida, Valladolid, and Bacalar, they brought carnival traditions with them. As the Caste War (Guerra de las Castas) spread throughout the Yucatán, those traditions traveled south with the Maya, Mestizo, and Caucasian refugees who settled on Ambergris Caye and elsewhere in Belize.
The Carnaval customs of San Pedro resemble and appear derived from those of Cádiz. Even now, the people of Cádiz are known for their humor. While celebrations elsewhere featured the glamorous or scandalous, those in Cádiz were traditionally infused with playfulness, off-beat but imaginative costumes, clever word plays, and even sharp social and political criticism disguised as comedy. Face painting substituted for masks, and the city became famous for its comedic street singing groups, comparsas.
Read about it here: https://www.sanpedroscoop.com/2019/01/2019-carnaval-carnival-san-pedro-belize-paint.html
Start Date: Sun, 16 Mar, 2025Annually
Live Well Cayo Festival
San Ignacio and the greater Cayo District is quickly adapting to the growing demand of eco-friendly and health conscious travel trends. To that end, the Belize ... moreTourism Industry Association Cayo Chapter would like to extend an invitation to you or your organisation to be a part of the first ever, Live Well Cayo Festival.
The aim of the event is to promote individuals and businesses engaged in wellness, eco-friendly, healthy living, dietary, traditional and holistic practices.
Start Date: Sun, 23 Mar, 2025Annually
Experience the Mayan Culture at the Marco Gonzalez Spring Equinox
Come out and experience the Mayan culture like never before!
The Marco Gonzalez Archaeological Reserve was occupied ... morefrom 100BC to approximately late 1400AC. What was thought to be a free standing island those thousands of years ago is now surrounded by mangrove marsh and has lost some of its mass due to sea rise of over 2.5 feet. Marco is one of over 20 Maya sites on Ambergris Caye, the home to the Coastal Maya Traders. Marco has been found to be the biggest of these sites. It sits in a forested environment with a trove of artifacts everywhere you look. Of course during the 500 years of abandonment, these items are in fragments, but a brief review at the office before your tour will help to identify items such as shells for jewelry, chert (stone) pieces still sharp for cutting, pottery shards (pieces) of jars and plates and much more. A self-guided tour is done by following the blue ribbons along the 7.5 acres of the reserve. Look, take pictures, hold them – LEAVE all behind. There are NO temples on Ambergris Caye or Marco; however, archaeologists have identified 50 mounds of former home sites – many are identified with our informational signs. Along the trails you may encounter some of the critters and birds which inhabit the site. The hermit crabs are particularly fun. And you may get a threatening stare from the many black stripped iguana. They’re scurry off soon enough.
2023 Marco Gonzalez Spring Equinox
The Spring Equinox Event will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., where guests can enjoy a day of celebration of the start of all things new. This is also the only fundraising event held by the Belizean Non-Profit Organization, which manages the site. Cost of admission is $20BZ/$10US.
Activities will include the return of K’iche Maya Elder Martin Choc, 89 years old, to officiate the Blessing. He is joined by his grandson Jose who is Grandfather’s interpreter because Mr. Choc only speaks his native language and Spanish! Anyone who is celebrating a birthday, wedding, anniversary or special occasion is invited to the inner circle as the ceremony takes place.
The ceremony is followed by the Masaewal Maya dancers from Yo Creek in their native costumes. You will be able to enjoy a table of artifacts on display from the San Pedro House of Culture as well as stop by Belize Chocolate Co.’s table for a demonstration of how Cacao goes from pod to bean to product. Maya music will be in the background while you enjoy food, beer and soft drinks or shop Maya items brought from the Toledo village of San Marcos. On hand will be representatives from Belize Institute of Archaeology to give tours of the site and answer your question of Maya occupation of the island.
Why should you attend the 2023Marco Gonzalex Spring Equinox?
This is a great opportunity to learn about the great Maya Civilization that once occupied the island of Ambergris Caye. There will be booths selling food and drinks and also booths from the San Pedro House of Culture and Belize Chocolate Co. to demonstrate the chocolate-making process. If you are planning on attending, please note the following: The site is 5 ½ miles from downtown San Pedro. The road may be bumpy due to late rains; allow 45 minutes to drive to the southern end of the island. After paying your entrance fee, the site is located ¼ mile – a 10/15 minute walk – inland via a boardwalk. After reaching the “high ground” of the site there is another 6 minute walk to the Main Plaza for the venue. The site is in the mangrove marsh; we control the mosquitoes as much as possible, but bring bug repellent and dress appropriately. Usually Spring is very comfortable on site. Admission, food and beverages require money; bring cash. No electricity for credit cards! Also note, very young children may get too curious with our critters! Under 5 years old not recommended.
Come enjoy a Maya immersion without leaving Ambergris Caye!
Start Date: Thu, 8 May, 2025Every 2 Year
BETEX - Belize Tourism Expo 2023
Belize Signature Trade Show in which local and international tourism professionals come together to promote Belize as a great tourist destination.
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BETEX 2023
"BETEX 2023 will take you on an adventure across Belize to enjoy cultural rhythms and food in each destination visited, visit and experience the country’s natural attractions and activities, network one-on-one with the people, engage in business conversations during 3 sessions of scheduled meetings, participate in site inspections, and much more." btia
Start Date: Sun, 11 May, 2025Annually
Belize Cashew Festival and Agriculture Show
Get your appetites ready! The annual Belize Cashew Festival and Agriculture Show are just around the corner. Hosted in Crooked Tree Village, ... moreBelize District, artisans, chefs, and local cashew farmers come together for this two-day event to display a wide range of cashew products. Filled with entertainment, contests, fresh produce, wines, and cashew-inspired dishes, many travels to the little village of Crooked Tree to experience this highly anticipated event of the year. The day will be filled with excitement, tasty treats, and activities.
Where is the Belize Cashew Fest?
The Cashew Festival will be at Crooked Tree Village in the Belize District. If you would like to know how to get to Northern Belize, then check out our transportation in Belize blog.
What to do at the Belize Cashew Fest?
The Cashew Festival and Agriculture Show in Crooked Tree Village is a wonderful opportunity for locals and visitors to experience cashew in a unique and exciting way. Celebrating this nutritious nut, local artisans, chefs, and farmers bring their best cashew products and produce to the showgrounds for the public. You can’t miss this once-a-year event.
What to bring to the Belize Cashew Fest?
Things you should take to Cashew Fest are;
cash
sunblock
comfortable clothing and shoes
Start Date: Sat, 24 May, 2025Annually
The Belize Chocolate Festival
Started in 2007 by a group of local cacao farmers and chocolate manufacturers, the Belize Chocolate Festival, or the Toledo Cacao Festival, in Southern ... moreBelize celebrates the Maya culture through traditional Maya Chocolate along with other chocolate-related products from local farmers and manufacturers. Belize’s Toledo District is world-renowned for having some of the finest quality cocoa in the international market.
The Belize Chocolate Festival was conceptualized for local cacao farmers and chocolate manufacturing businesses to showcase their premium cacao, cacao-products, chocolates and chocolate drinks. Since then, this Chocolate Festival has become popular to locals and travelers. Many would travel far and wide to be able to experience all things chocolate on this three-day event.
Along with consuming indulgent chocolate and chocolate products, this festival is also a great opportunity for visitors to learn about the Maya Culture through cultural presentations, dancing lessons, and traditional Maya chocolate-making demonstrations.
The 2023 Belize Chocolate Festival
The 2023 Belize Chocolate Festival is scheduled for May 19 to May 20, 2023. Embrace the Sweetness as the Belize Tourism Industry Association Toledo Chapter in collaboration with Toledo Cacao Growers Association (TCGA) presents an energizing two-day, three event festival to celebrate cacao, culture and Southern Belize!
Why should you attend the 2023 Cacao Festival in Belize?
The entire weekend will be filled with activities and entertainment. Each year the Chocolate Festival is filled with fun activities, cultural presentations and, of course, CHOCOLATE! Many travel to Punta Gorda to enjoy Chocolate Fest's educational and indulgent three-day event that features locally-produced cacao, chocolate products and chocolate-inspired dishes for a bargain.
Start Date: Sun, 25 May, 2025Annually
First Annual Banana Festival
The faculty and staff of San Juan Bosco Roman Catholic School decided to host Belize's first Annual Banana Festival in order to raise funds for a new building ... morefor the school. This also serves as a great opportunity to showcase the premier banana industry of Belize and other organizations and businesses such as Banana Growers Association, the Big Creek Group and Belagro.
2023 Annual Banana Festival
Details for the 2023 Belize Banana Festival are yet to be announced.
Why you should attend the First Annual Banana Festival
This event is the first festival of its kind to celebrate the successful banana industry in Southern Belize. It is also for a good cause - to build a new structure for the San Juan Bosco R.C. School. There will be live entertainment and games that are guaranteed to bring everyone attending a great time with family and friends.
Start Date: Wed, 28 May, 2025Annually
Cristo Rey River Fest
The Cristo Rey Village Council is hosting its River Festival and Expo to raise funds for the village council. The council organized several booths selling local ... morefoods, drinks, and souvenirs. It will be a fun-filled day for families and friends to enjoy a day at the river.
2023 Cristo Rey River Fest
Details for the 2023 Cristo Rey River Fest are yet to be announced.
Why should you attend the 2023 Cristo Rey River Fest?
Come out and enjoy all the booth displays, Smart Promotions, cultural presentations, and local arts and crafts displays. Bring your entire family out and have a good time at the festival and expo.
Start Date: Sun, 8 Jun, 2025Annually
Hopkins Mangu (Mango) Fest
In Garifuna, "mango" is known as "mangu." In the village of Hopkins, the soil of the area is rich in nutrients and allows local farmers to grow a variety ... moreof different mangos. Started in 2013, the Hopkins BTIA Chapter hosts the Hopkins Mangu Fest with the goal of promoting Hopkins Village as an attractive tourist destination that displays a unique and enjoyable cultural and culinary experience. In addition to this, the festival also contributes to an economic boost for local businesses in the area as the slow season, or "maga" season, is in effect.
The Hopkins Mangu Fest is an exciting, family-friendly, two-day event that celebrates everything mango, ranging from mango-inspired dishes, jams, and jellies, candies, and drinks. Usually, there are plenty of competitions and games at the different booths. Although this festival is surrounded by delicious mango fruits, the Garifuna culture is also greatly promoted through clothing, music, dance, and food.
2023 Hopkins Mango Festival
The 2023 Hopkins Mango Fest will be a fun festival for the entire family. There will be lots of musical performances, games, and prizes! The theme is, of course, mangoes, in which all stalls will feature mango in their food, drinks, and arts. Come out and celebrate!
Why you should attend the 2023 Hopkins Mango Festival
Not only would you get to taste the sweet nectar of ripe, mature mangoes, but you will also be able to experience the Garifuna Culture and enjoy quality family time with all the exciting games and activities. Attending this festival will be feasible if you are staying in nearby villages and towns. Hopkins is just a short thirty-minute drive from Dangriga and an hour away from Placencia.
Start Date: Tue, 10 Jun, 2025Annually
A Day in San Antonio - Culture, Nature and Sports
The Village of San Antonio is hosting its first ever village celebreation, A Day in San Antonio - Culture, Nature and Sports. Organized ... moreby the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA). With the steady growth of tourism in San Antonio along with the decline in biodiversity and culture, the San Antonio Sustainability Committee aims to protect and raise awareness about the culture and nature in San Antonio through sports and positive entertainment.
2019 A Day in San Antonio - Culture, Nature and Sports
Details for the 2019 A Day In San Antonio are yet to be announced.
Why should you attend the 2019 A Day in San Antonio - Culture, Nature and Sports?
This even is great for learning about the Maya culture in the Village of San Antonio. Also, you will be contributing to the conservation of culture and nature through exciting games, sports and activities. There will be traditional food on sale. What better way to spend a nice Sunday than to take a trip to San Antonio for A Day in San Antonio - Culture, Nature and Sports? You will not regret it!
Start Date: Sun, 29 Jun, 2025Annually
The Belize Archaeology Symposium (BAS)
The Belize Archaeology Symposium is a yearly event that brings together veteran and new researchers and archaeologists, along with tour guides, ... morestudents and the public, together to share their recent archaeological findings and observations in Belize. The BAS is a three-day event hosted in the San Ignacio Resort Hotel. Presentations based on the work done across Belize relating to the ancient, colonial/history, preceramic Maya will be given for the three days.
Why should you attend the Belize Archaeology Symposium?
This is a great opportunity to learn about new findings and research that are being done in Belize about the ancient, colonial/history, preceramic Maya. Immerse yourself in Belize’s cultural history for three days! The Belize Archeology Symposium is a significant event through which eminent speakers and scholars share current archeological research in Belize with the general public along with cultural enthusiasts.
Start Date: Tue, 1 Jul, 2025Annually
Caye Caulker Lobster Fest
The Caye Caulker Lobster Fest is the original Lobster Fest of Belize, boasting 18 and counting, that started in July of 1994 by the Islanders Veterans Football ... moreClub. The event is held annually to commemorate all the fishermen who have made Caye Caulker to what it is today. During the three days, you can expect full days of activities like greasy poles, drinking games and competitions, musical performances, educational and promotional boots and raves that will be an experience of a lifetime!
2023 Caye Caulker Lobster Fest
The events happening at the Caye Caulker Lobster Fest will be epic! On Friday, July 14, the opening ceremony starts at 7pm at the Palapa Gardens. It's on the beachfront going towards the split, you can't miss it. The "Waiting for Tonight" After Dance will feature some of the best DJs and entertainment such as DJ Khris, TLC Band and Evolution Sounds. On Saturday, July 15, there will be a beach party at 11:00 a.m., a Powder Party, and a Glow Party at 9pm. For the last day of the entire 2023 Lobster Festival, the beach parties and excitement continues with much music, entertainment and family games, including a live performance by Supa G!
Why should you attend the 2023 Caye Caulker Lobster Fest?
The 2023 Caye Caulker Lobster Festival will start from July 14 until July 16, lasting three days. During these three days, there will be loads of activities, parties and entertainment at Palapa Gardens. There will be plenty of food, drinks, and entertainment for everyone. If you are looking for an affordable and enjoyable experience at one of Belize’s Lobster Fests, then Caye Caulker is the place for you! Let's go Belizing at the 2023 Caye Caulker Lobster Fest!
How to get to the 2023 Caye Caulker Lobster Fest?
You can get to Caye Caulker by water taxi with San Pedro Belize Express or Ocean Ferry, or you can get there by flight with Tropic Air. If you are already on the island, then you can move around in a golf cart rental.
Start Date: Mon, 7 Jul, 2025Annually
The Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair
The Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair is an educational fair in Belize that is hosted every year in the village of San Jose ... moreSuccotz by Fajina Archaeology Outreach. Fajina Archaeology is a small outreach organization founded by archaeologists in Belize who are committed to supporting the communities in which they conduct research. One of the ways they accomplish this is by hosting educational fairs in San Jose Succotz, such as the Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair.
2019 Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair
This year the Fajina Archaeology Outreach is hosting the 5th Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture fair at the San Jose Succotz R. C. School on the 7th of July. They will showcase archaeological research in the area and the culture of Belize.
Why you should attend the 2019 Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair?
The 5th Annual Succotz Archaeology and Culture Fair will include many fun Maya cultural activities, informational booths, cultural Maya music and food. It will be a great opportunity to have fun and learn about Belize's Maya heritage and culture.
Start Date: Sat, 12 Jul, 2025Annually
Benque Fiesta
In the westernmost town of the Cayo District, Benque Viejo del Carmen hosts an annual celebration in honor of the town’s patron saint, Nuestra Senor de Monte Carmelo ... more(Our Lady of Mount Carmel). The celebration comprises a series of religious celebrations called “Las Aboradas,” carnival rides, parades, and processions, live music and performances, a fireworks show, and the Flor del la Feria Pageant. This is usually held in early July of each year. Audiences from near and far gather at the town’s cancha for the pageant, football matches, and massive parade.
2023 Benque Fiesta
Details for the 2023 Benque Fiesta are yet to be announced.
Why should you attend the 2023 Benque Fiesta?
This weekend at the Benque Fiesta will be filled with excitement and activities to do! Spectators from near and far come and enjoy all the events happening. Be there or be square!
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