# Fly-in day trips from Belize — Summer 2026

> Events within ~1h of Belize by plane/car/ferry; flight times assume a ~125 kt single from BZ-TZA.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/fly-in/belize  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **Benque Fiesta (Virgen del Carmen)** — Benque Viejo · Fly ~45 min · ~2026-07-10 to 2026-07-16
  Marimba, mestizo processions, fair rides
  Getting there: ~25 min to Central Farm + 20 min drive (car 1h50 fails)
  https://www.travelbelize.org/event/annual-benque-fiesta/
- **San Pedro Lobsterfest (closing block)** — San Pedro, Ambergris · Fly ~20 min · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-12
  Closing weekend is the biggest party
  Getting there: ~20 min (ferry 90 min over budget)
  https://www.sandypointresorts.com/blog/belize-lobster-fest/
- **Festival de la Luz, Antigua Guatemala** — Antigua Guatemala · Fly ~1h50 door · 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-18, 19:00-01:00, free
  Videomapping on 6 historic facades — Antigua's signature summer night
  Getting there: ~215nm → GUA + ~1h drive
  https://growingupbilingual.com/festival-of-light-antigua-guatemala/
- **Caye Caulker Lobsterfest** ★ — Caye Caulker · Ferry ~45 min · 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-20
  Lobster street fair, beach parties on the split
  Getting there: ferry ~45 min
  https://www.belizehub.com/lobster-fest-in-belize/
- **Fiesta de Santiago — Antigua's patron feria** — Antigua Guatemala · Fly ~1h50 door · 2026-07-25
  Processions, concerts, folkloric dance
  Getting there: ~215nm → GUA + 1h
  https://growingupbilingual.com/antigua-guatemala-festivals-celebrations-and-important-dates/
- **SunJam 2026 (30th-ish year)** — Tela, Honduras (2026 venue moved from Water Cay — VERIFY) · Fly ~1h door · 2026-08-01 24h noon-noon
  Central America's cult 24h electronic beach festival
  Getting there: ~112nm → Tela/La Ceiba LCE (AOE)
  https://www.instagram.com/sunjam.official/
- **International Costa Maya Festival** — San Pedro · Fly ~20 min · expected 2026-08-06 to 2026-08-09 TBC
  Belize's biggest festival — 5-nation performers
  Getting there: ~20 min
  https://belizing.com/International-Costa-Maya-Festival/
- **Romeo Santos, Estadio Cementos Progreso** — Guatemala City · Fly ~1h10 door · 2026-08-13
  Biggest stadium concert in the ring
  Getting there: ~215nm → GUA + 25 min
  https://www.songkick.com/metro-areas/29007-guatemala-guatemala-city/2026

## Reachable from Belize
- Cayman Islands — ~3 h 14 min (MWCR, 404 nm)