January

New Year’s Day – January 1

March

Commonwealth Day – Early March

April

Easter Holidays are celebrated either late March or early April
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Annual Spring Regatta
British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta (early April)
Queen’s Birthday – April 30
The Easter holidays are celebrated either late March or early April.

May

Labour Day – May 1
Whit Monday – Late May or early June
British Virgin Islands Music Festival (late May)
Ascension Thursday – 30 days after Easter
The BVI Summer Fest is a two-week festival with colour, pageantry, fungi and steelbands. People come out in the street, dance and have fun. This Summer Fest is equivalent to carnival and celebrates the emancipation of the islands’ African slaves. The bulk of the festival takes place in Tortola’s capital, Road Town.

June

Sovereign’s Birthday – June
HIHO Races – races for Windsurfers
The HIHO Races are held for windsurfers and are held either in late June or early in July. This competition lasts for seven days and attracts windsurfers from all over the world.

July

Territory Day – Early July
The fourth of July is not an official holiday because the British Virgin Islands are still under their colonialists masters, but there are enough Americans on the island to have a number of barbeques and fireworks displayed.

October

St. Ursula’s Day – October 21

November

Birthday of Heir to the Throne – November 14

December

Christmas Day – December 25
Boxing Day – December 26
The Boxing Day holiday the rich took that from the British in which they boxed the foods after Christmas day, to give the less fortunate. There are dances and horse racing on this day.