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British Virgin Islands 2026 Public Holidays

15 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
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February
March 1 holidays
April 2 holidays
May 1 holidays
June 1 holidays
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August 3 holidays
September
October 1 holidays
November 1 holidays
December 3 holidays

2026 Holiday List · British Virgin Islands

15 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Mar 9 Monday Lavity Stoutt's Birthday Holiday Public holiday
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 6 Monday Easter Monday Public holiday The Monday after Easter Sunday.
May 25 Monday Whit Monday Public holiday The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 12 Friday Sovereign's Birthday Public holiday
Jul 6 Monday Virgin Islands Day Public holiday
Aug 3 Monday Emancipation Monday Public holiday
Aug 4 Tuesday Emancipation Tuesday Public holiday
Aug 5 Wednesday Emancipation Wednesday Public holiday
Oct 19 Monday Heroes and Forefathers Day Public holiday
Nov 23 Monday The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day Public holiday
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 26 Saturday Boxing Day Public holiday 26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 28 Monday Day off for Boxing Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.
Show 6 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 7 Saturday Lavity Stoutt's Birthday Observance
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 22 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 21 Wednesday Saint Ursula's Day Observance
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Easter Monday

The Monday after Easter Sunday.

A public holiday across most of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America, extending the Easter weekend to four days. Notably not a holiday in the United States, Portugal or Spain outside Catalonia and the Balearics.

Whit Monday

The Monday 50 days after Easter Sunday.

The day after Pentecost, and a public holiday in much of continental Europe and francophone Africa. France treats it as a solidarity day on which the holiday status depends on the employer.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Boxing Day

26 December, moving to the next weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The second day of Christmas, a public holiday across the Commonwealth and much of Europe. Known as St Stephen's Day in Ireland, Italy and Central Europe, and as the Second Day of Christmas in the Nordics and the Netherlands.

Day off for Boxing Day

The next available weekday when 26 December falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for Boxing Day. When Christmas and Boxing Day both fall on a weekend the substitutes land on the Monday and Tuesday that follow.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com