Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands in 2026
The British Virgin Islands has 15 public holidays in 2026. 1 of them falls on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are August and December (3 each).
All public holidays in the British Virgin Islands in 2026
- New Year's Day – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Lavity Stoutt's Birthday (The Anniversary of the Birth of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt) – Monday, March 2, 2026
- Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
- Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
- Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) – Monday, May 25, 2026
- Sovereign's Birthday – Friday, June 12, 2026
- Virgin Islands Day – Monday, July 6, 2026
- Emancipation Monday – Monday, August 3, 2026
- Emancipation Tuesday – Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Emancipation Wednesday – Wednesday, August 5, 2026
- Heroes and Foreparents Day – Monday, October 19, 2026
- The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day – Monday, November 23, 2026
- Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
- Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Boxing Day (observed) – Monday, December 28, 2026
Long weekends and bridge days in the British Virgin Islands in 2026
The weekend in the British Virgin Islands: Saturday and Sunday. The British Virgin Islands has 9 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Sat, Feb 28 – Mon, Mar 2 – 3 days off (Lavity Stoutt's Birthday)
- Fri, Apr 3 – Mon, Apr 6 – 4 days off (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- Sat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 – 3 days off (Pentecost Monday)
- Fri, Jun 12 – Sun, Jun 14 – 3 days off (Sovereign's Birthday)
- Sat, Jul 4 – Mon, Jul 6 – 3 days off (Virgin Islands Day)
- Sat, Aug 1 – Wed, Aug 5 – 5 days off (Emancipation Monday, Emancipation Tuesday, Emancipation Wednesday)
- Sat, Oct 17 – Mon, Oct 19 – 3 days off (Heroes and Foreparents Day)
- Sat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23 – 3 days off (The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day)
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28 – 4 days off (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed))
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Aug 6 and Fri, Aug 7): 9 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 1 – Sun, Aug 9 (Emancipation Monday, Emancipation Tuesday, Emancipation Wednesday)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands: 15
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