Event· Tortola· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
BVI Emancipation Festival (August)
18° 25.4′ N · 64° 37.1′ W · approximate
The BVI's most important holiday: the August Emancipation festival celebrating the abolition of slavery, marked by public holidays on the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of August.
Practical
Position is the Tortola/Road Town reference point from Wikipedia. Emancipation Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (called Festival Monday to Wednesday until 2020) fall on the first Monday in August and the two following days (Wikipedia). Expect government offices, some businesses and possibly customs to keep holiday hours (overtime fees may apply); plan clearance and provisioning around them. August is also in hurricane season.
Best for
Local culture in midsummer
Season
First Monday in August and the two following days
Nearby
- Atlantic Hurricane Season (BVI)Right here
- Village Cay MarinaRight here
- Village Cay Restaurant & Bar (Road Town)Right here
- BVI Charter Yacht Show (November)0.1 NM away
- Inner Harbour Marina (Road Town)0.1 NM away
- Road Town Banks & ATMs (Wickhams Cay I)0.1 NM away
- The Watering Hole (Road Town wine bar)0.1 NM away
- Capriccio di Mare (Road Town)0.2 NM away