Hva som skjer i Placencia, Belize gjennom året

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Toppsesong — Dry season, Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

• Sesong

  Dry season

  1. feb – 31. mai · vanligvisMye folk

  The rain stops and the sea flattens off the peninsula, which is when the cayes and the outer reef are at their clearest. The village runs at capacity through to Easter.

• Festival

  Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival

  7.–8. febMye folkBestill tidlig

  Two days when the village's famously narrow sidewalk becomes the exhibition: painters, carvers and bands along its whole length, and every room on the peninsula taken. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Dry season, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Whale sharks at Gladden Spit

  15. mar – 15. jun · vanligvisDykkesesongBestill tidlig

  Cubera snapper spawn at Gladden Spit, 22 miles offshore, in the days after each full moon and whale sharks come up under them to feed. April and May are the best of it; the reserve permit and a long boat ride come with it. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter week

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengningerBestill tidlig

  Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Belizeans spend Easter week on the cayes and the beaches: water taxis, guesthouses and beach bars fill, and some businesses close on Good Friday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dry season (1. feb – 31. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Dry season, Easter week

• Sesong

  Sargassum on the peninsula

  1. apr – 30. sep · vanligvisSargassosesong

  The long east-facing beach collects weed through the summer and the hotels rake their own stretch. The cayes offshore and the lagoon side are unaffected. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Dry season (1. feb – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Easter week (3.–6. apr)

Travelt — Dry season

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Dry season (1. feb – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1. apr – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Placencia Lobsterfest, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Hurricane season

  1. jun – 30. nov

  A sand spit with one road on and off it, so the peninsula evacuates early. Belize's exposed weeks run from August into October, and some places close for September altogether. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Placencia Lobsterfest

  20. jun – 10. jul · vanligvisMat- og drikkefestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  Three days at the point a couple of weeks after the season opens, with the whole village cooking lobster on the beach and a stage that runs to the small hours. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Whale sharks at Gladden Spit (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Sargassum on the peninsula (1. apr – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Placencia Lobsterfest, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Sargassum on the peninsula (1. apr – 30. sep (vanligvis)), Hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov), Placencia Lobsterfest (20. jun – 10. jul (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Sargassum on the peninsula (1. apr – 30. sep (vanligvis)), Hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Travelt — September Celebrations, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  September Celebrations

  10.–21. sepNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  St George's Caye Day on 10 September and Independence Day on the 21st are public holidays, and the days between bring flags, street parties with loud music and parades. Banks and offices close on both holidays. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sargassum on the peninsula (1. apr – 30. sep (vanligvis)), Hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Travelt — Garifuna Settlement Day

• Helligdag

  Garifuna Settlement Day

  19. novStor festivalMye folk

  Dangriga and Hopkins, an hour or so up the coast, drum the 1832 landing in before dawn and re-enact the arrival from dories. The peninsula empties north for the day. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hurricane season (1. jun – 30. nov)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.