The walkway, which was formerly the world's smallest street, will be brimming with unique Belizean art, ranging from vivid paintings and hand-crafted jewelry to exquisite wood carvings and perfectly-tailored apparel. Enjoy some scrumptious Maya food while listening to the music of Placencia's own Persuaders. As you go around the numerous booths and sellers, sway your hips to the sound of Panerifix's steel drums. On Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival, visitors may even get involved and learn how to manufacture your own! Poetry readings by Belizean poets will be available for those who prefer the written arts.

The Placencia Sidewalk Arts Festival honors not just local artists, but also people who admire the arts, with a diverse range of art forms. The 4000-foot-long – but only four-foot-wide – street will be alive with color, and the fact that it will be hosted in one of Belize's most attractive villages doesn't hurt either. Satisfy your appetite for art – and Belizean cuisine – at this event that allows all of Belize's creatives to display their work.

Date: February

Location: Placencia Sidewalk

One of the most famous festivals in Belize - the Crooked Tree Cashew Festival will showcase jams, cakes, pies, and stews made with cashews and cashew-inspired ingredients. One of the main attractions is the famed cashew wine, which is made from the cashew tree's fruit rather than the nut.

Crooked Tree has a population of less than 1,000 people, yet the soil quality and climate make it ideal for growing cashew trees. The Cashew Festival, which began in 1992, has steadily grown into one of Belize's most popular festivals. Local chefs will compete to create delectable cashew-themed dishes, and there will be plenty of live music, games, and fun activities for everybody to enjoy.

Date: May

Location: Crooked Tree

After you've had your fill of cashews, travel to Punta Gorda's Toledo Chocolate Festival. This yearly festival celebrates the world's favorite Belizean delicacy: chocolate. Visitors may sample chocolate bars, truffles, hot cocoa, and even chocolate-infused beer, as well as tour chocolate farms, learn about the chocolate-making process, and purchase chocolate-themed gifts.

Aside from the cuisine and chocolate-related things, the festival is a perfect opportunity to take a trip by kayak or canoe along nearby rivers to appreciate the Toledo District's pure natural beauty.

A street fair downtown Punta Gorda on the second day of the event contains art exhibitions, music, and a broad range of local delicacies. The Toledo Chocolate Festival concludes with a Grand Finale in which several musical ensembles compete for the title of grand prize winner. For the kids, there are face-painting, puppet shows, and jewelry-making activities.

Date: May

Location: Punta Gorda

The Hopkins BTIA Chapter has been hosting the Hopkins Mangofest since 2013( now becoming one of most famous festivals in Belize), with the purpose of promoting Hopkins Village as an appealing tourist destination with a distinctive and delightful cultural and gastronomic experience. Furthermore, because it is the slow season, or "maga" season, the event adds to an economic boost for local businesses in the region.

Hopkins Mangofest is a two-day, family-friendly festival that celebrates all things mango, including mango-inspired foods, jams and jellies, sweets, and drinks. Typically, the various booths hold numerous competitions and games. Although the event is centered on the wonderful mango fruits, it also promotes Garifuna culture via attire, music, dance, and food.

Date: June

Location: Garifuna fishing village

Belize's clever method of commemorating the start of lobster season is the different Lobsterfest festivities. It takes place in four sections of the nation, beginning in mid-June, in Belize City, the northern cayes, and the southern coast: Caye Caulker, San Pedro, and Placencia. The fun consists of three-day long weekends (San Pedro's fest lasts a week), with plenty of outdoor food booths serving everyone's favorite seafood prepared fresh in a variety of ways, from lobster on the grill to lobster thermidor, lobster ceviche (which is ideal since the conch season closes in June), lobster kebabs, and even lobster chowder.

On Lobsterfest, there are weird beauty pageants (yep, some candidates dress as lobsters), beverages strong enough to drown a fish, reggae and Belizean music performances, and, of course, all-day and night beach parties and street festivals.

Date: June-July

Location: Belize City, Caye Caulker, San Pedro and Placencia

The Costa Maya Festival has become one of Belize's most important and anticipated cultural events. It takes place every year in August in the town of San Pedro. This three-day festival features live music and entertainment, cultural performances by the region's finest talents, traditional and fusion foods and sweets, games, and the acclaimed Miss Costa Maya International contest.

Seafood cookouts, mechanical rides, games, football marathons, parades, and foreign musical performances are all part of the weekend's festivities. There is a cultural event called "Noche International," which has some of the best Latino bands on stage. Other cultural performances, including music and entertainment, cuisine and dances from participating countries regularly end the Costa Maya Festival.

Date: May

Location: Ambergris Caye

The John Canoe (also known as The Habinahan Wanaragua Jankunu Festival) is one of Belize's best-kept secrets, stunning, colorful, and evocative of the country's culture. The event has its origins in Africa, as well as Belize's history of slavery during its time as a British colony.

The John Canoe dance is an exotic exhibition of male domination on the dance floor that combines music, dancing, mime, and significant social symbolism. Male dancers and musicians on African drums are only allowed to participate in the Jankunu dance. Female vocalists are permitted, although their involvement is limited. Traditionally, the dance is held on the slave off days of Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

Date: December

Garifuna Settlement Day is one of the most famous festivals in Belize. It commemorates the Garifuna people's landing on Belize's beaches on November 19, 1802. This event is observed across Belize throughout the full week, but mainly in Dangriga, where the first Garifuna people arrived.

On Garifuna Settlement Day, parades, live music, drumming, dancing, and prayers are all part of the week-long celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day. The initial Garifuna landing is reenacted, with boats arriving on the beach bearing cassava stalks, plantain suckers, and sugarcane, reflecting the food the Garifuna people brought with them.

Traditional Garifuna delicacies such as serre (coconut milk-baked fish), hudut (mashed plantain), and cassava in various forms are also a big part of the festivities.

Date: November 19th