Virgin Islands Day

Virgin Islands Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Saturday, July 1st. There are until the next observance.

Every year on July 1, the British Virgin Islands celebrate Virgin Islands Day. It is crucial to note that the date of this holiday may vary in order to generate a long weekend. Until 2021, this holiday was known as Territory Day. The British Virgin Islands are situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke are the four major islands, and there are 32 smaller islands and islets, including Great Tobago, Salt, Peter, Cooper, Norman, Guana, Beef, Great Thatch, Little Thatch, and Marina Cay, of which more than 20 are deserted.

📆 When is Virgin Islands Day?

This year, Virgin Islands Day is on July 1st. It is the 1st Saturday in July; in 2024, it is on Monday.

→ Did you know: British Virgin Islanders have been recognized as “British Overseas Territories citizens” since 2002, and they have the same rights as other UK citizens.

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📜 History of Virgin Islands Day

The BVI joined the Federation of Leeward Islands in 1871, together with other British colonies in the northern Caribbean Sea. The dissolution of the federation and the founding of the Colony of the Virgin Islands in 1956 are the dates on which this holiday first appeared. Colony Day was the previous name for the celebration. By the late 1960s, as the bigger colonies in the area began to move toward independence, official documents started to refer to the Virgin Islands as a territory rather than a colony. In 1978, the Public Holiday Act was revised to add Territory Day in place of Colony Day.

Following the recommendation of the BVI Public Holidays Review Committee, Cabinet agreed that Territory Day will be replaced with Virgin Islands Day on December 2, 2020. Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Natalio D. Wheatley

☑️ Virgin Islands Day facts

✅ It’s British Billionaire Richard Branson’s haven
He not only named his company, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, after the island, but he also owns one of the islands and spends half of his time there.

✅ The tourism industry is very important
As one of the wealthiest islands in the Caribbean, the island’s focus has changed from agriculture to tourism.

✅ The renowned tourist destination
Baths National Park is a beautiful place to visit that is on one of the bigger islands.

✨ Things to do on Virgin Islands Day

⚡ Travel to the British Virgin Islands
This island chain is a tropical paradise. They are world-renowned for their powder-white sand, jewel-toned seas, and diverse marine life.

⚡ Plan your next trip to the BVI
You may not be able to visit the BVI this year, but you can start planning your vacation now. Begin planning your trip to those locations!

⚡ Watch videos of the BVI
Another way to commemorate this day is to watch BVI videos. You may produce feel-good chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin by watching footage of the nearby water.

📅 Virgin Islands Day Observances

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