What are the Business Hours and Holidays in Belize?
The regular business hours in Belize are Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm, 1pm to 5pm. Some shops and businesses are open on Saturdays and most businesses close on Sundays although some of the Chinese grocery stores open in the mornings. Almost all businesses physically CLOSE during the lunch hour from 12pm to 1pm, so if it is your habit to run errands during lunch hour, you should change your schedule while in Belize. There are 13 National Holidays in Belize. There are the normal holidays North Americans are familiar with—Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Monday. There are also Labour Day on May1st, Commonwealth Day on May 24th, St. Georges Caye Day on September 10th, Independence Day on September 21, Columbus Day on October 12th, Garifuna Settlement Day on November 19th, and Baron Bliss Day on March 9th.
