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British Virgin Islands Holidays 2026: Public Holidays in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands has 14 national public holidays in 2026. All of them fall on a weekday. The next public holiday is The 1949 Great March and Restoration Day on Monday, 23 November (in 27 days). There are 8 long weekends and 1 more if you take a bridge day off.
Next public holiday
The 1949 Great March and Restoration Day
Monday, 23 November 2026
British Virgin Islands public holidays 2026 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Lavity Stoutt's Birthday | Lavity Stoutt's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Whit Monday | Whit Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sovereign's Birthday | Sovereign's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Virgin Islands Day | Virgin Islands Day | Public holiday | |
| Emancipation Monday | Emancipation Monday | Public holiday | |
| Emancipation Tuesday | Emancipation Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Emancipation Wednesday | Emancipation Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Heroes and Foreparents Day | Heroes and Foreparents Day | Public holiday | |
| The 1949 Great March and Restoration Day Next | The 1949 Great March and Restoration Day | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
British Virgin Islands holiday calendar 2026
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 1
February
March 1
April 2
May 1
June 1
July 1
August 3
September
October 1
November 1
December 2
Long weekends in British Virgin Islands 2026
8 long weekends come for free, and 1 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan
Take off Fri 2 Jan
Sat 7 Mar – Mon 9 Mar
No leave needed
Fri 3 Apr – Mon 6 Apr
No leave needed
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May
No leave needed
Fri 12 Jun – Sun 14 Jun
No leave needed
Sat 1 Aug – Wed 5 Aug
No leave needed
Sat 17 Oct – Mon 19 Oct
No leave needed
Sat 21 Nov – Mon 23 Nov
No leave needed
Fri 25 Dec – Mon 28 Dec
No leave needed