Current Date And Time In Placencia, Belize
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:18:26 CST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Placencia. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Placencia.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Placencia align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on September 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Placencia.
This is Belize's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Belize's country-level and Southern District holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Placencia as anywhere else in Belize.
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These are Belize's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Belize's country and Southern District holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Placencia just as everywhere else in Belize.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | September 21 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.pressoffice.gov.bz |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Mon, Sep 21, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Placencia's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Belize's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Placencia, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 4,300 and running on the America/Belize time zone, Placencia follows Belize's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.