| We decided to keep this
calendar up for old times sake. Items in red were
national holidays for 1999. |
January |
| 1 |
New Year's Day |
| 29 |
(All Day) Port Authority Boat
Licensing, Seahorse Dive Shop |
| 30 |
(All Day) Port Authority Boat
Licensing, Seahorse Dive Shop |
February |
| 14 |
Valentine's Day Dinner and Dance at
Dockside ($25.00 Belize/couple) |
| 15 |
Deadline for Placencia Breeze
Articles |
| 18 |
(2:15 p.m.) BTIA Meeting, Miller's
Landing |
March |
| 9 |
Baron Bliss Day |
| 14 |
Fundraiser for Garbage Collection:
Robert's Grove. Noon. $30 BZE per person. Cash bar. Free
use of swimming pool and other facilities. |
| 22 |
Grand Opening: Placencia
Tourism Center and Water & Sanitation Board Offices (11:00 a.m.) at the
Placencia Producer's Cooper. Reception at Sonny's follows. The Hon. Mark Espat
will attend. |
| 27-28 |
Beach Clean-Up (Robert's Grove
north). Contact Linn at Blue Crab (06-23544) |
April |
| 2 |
Good Friday |
| 4 |
Easter Sunday |
| 5 |
Easter Monday |
May |
| 1 |
Labor Day |
| 24 |
Commonwealth Day |
| 29 |
Placencia Mountain Bike
Classic. Belize City to Placencia. |
June |
| 26 |
- Lobster Festival - Dock Area (All Day)
- Food and Craft Booths (3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Dance (8 p.m. - midnight)
- Blue Water Fishing Tournament (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
|
| 27 |
- Blessing of the Boats (8 a.m.)
- Boat Parade (9 a.m.)
- Contests and Games (10 a.m.)
- Food and Craft Booths (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
- Fishing Tournament Awards and BTIA Raffle (2 p.m)
- Football Game (2:30 p.m.)
- Lobster Festival - Dock Area
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July |
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August |
| 13 |
Seine Bight Days (starts approx. 5:00
pm) |
| 14 |
Seine Bight Days (all day and
throughout evening) - Seine Bight Village |
| 15 |
Seine Bight Days (all day and
throughout evening) - Seine Bight Village |
September |
| 10 |
St. George's Caye Day |
| 21 |
Belize Independence
Day |
October |
| 12 |
Columbus Day |
| 28 |
Planning meeting for
new Placencia Humane Society Chapter, 3 p.m., Pickled Parrot |
| 31 |
Halloween Party, Luba
Hati (prizes for best pumpkin, best costumes and worst costume) ($30 BZD per couple) |
November |
| 19 |
Garifuna Day |
December |
| 24 |
Christmas Eve
- Luba Hati Christmas Eve Dinner and Live Music
provided by Eddie's Banana Patch Band. $75.00 BZD per person. Reservations
required.
- Bashment on the Beach with music by the Caribbean
Sounds. Cozy Corner. No cover. 10 p.m. - ?
|
| 25 |
Christmas Day
Christmas Buffet at Luba Hati. Garifuna Dancers
and Dummers. $50 BZD per person. Reservations required. |
| 26 |
Boxing Day
- Horseshoe Tournament - Xcape Resort. (2-5
p.m.)
- 18 piece steel drum band concert. Nautical
Inn Resort. (Noon - 4 p.m.). No cover. Beach BBQ, $10 US per person.
Cash bar.
|
| 30 |
Mr. Peters Boom and Chime Band at
Luba Hati. Free with dinner reservation.
Mr. Peters is Belize's premier boom and chime band. The boom and chime
musical style is uniquely Belizean, sounding something like Zydeco, but with more
percussion. Band instruments include guitar, bass, accordion, drums, horse jawbone,
car wheel and other unique percussion instruments. |
| 31 |
New Year's Eve
- Mr. Peters Boom and Chime Band - Blue Crab Resort.
No cover, cash bar.
- 5-course champagne candelight dinner and fireworks
display, The Inn at Robert's Grove. $75 BZD per person. Reservations
required.
- Party at Rum Point Inn, music by Santino's
Messengers (10 p.m. - ?). Fireworks display, party favors, champagne, beer, rum
punch and sodas. $100 BZD per person or $175 BZD per couple. Reservations
required.
- New Year's Eve Party and Dinner at Green Parrot
Resort. Dinner, 8 p.m., dancing begins 9 p.m. - ?. Caribbean-style buffet,
free midnight champagne toast, party favors and music by Eddie Valerio's Band.
Dinner/dance, $85 BZD per person. Dance only $30 BZD per person. Cash bar.
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