Please contact the event organizer or sponsor to confirm the event dates. We do our best to keep the information current, however event dates are subject to change.

To submit an event for the British Virgin Islands, please e-mail the information to: Contact Us

Visit the British Virgin Islands this spring to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the world famous BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival!

Nanny Cay Resort and Marina
South side of the island of Tortola, BVI
March 28th - April 3rd, 2011

Calling All Sailors! Bring your best game to Tortola and join in for the experience of a lifetime! The regatta has grown from only 25 boats in 1972 to a fleet of over 150 boats from around the world. So, bring your friends and your competitive spirit. Plenty of charter opportunities are also available. Get the entry form, race schedule, rules and more at bvispringregatta.org.

You don't have to participate to join in the fun. Racing is just part of the draw. The parties and sights offer activities for the entire family.

Contact info:
Tel: 284-541-6732
Spring Regatta PO Box 281
Nanny Cay Marina
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

January 2010

New Year's Day
January 1, 2010

Sunday Regatta's BEYC — A Bitter End Yacht Club tradition.
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
The Sunday Regatta offers guests and staff the opporunity to race aboard Hunter 216s and Lasers. Winners of the Sunday Regattas are invited to come back to race during the Midwinter Regatta held in January. For more detailed information please visit: www.beyc.com

Wednesday Regatta's BEYC
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Wednesday afternoon racing is a bit more laid back than our Sunday Regattas, as racers use creative, if sometimes unconventional, methods of winning... especially to avoid spilling the shipboard refreshements! Winners of the weekly races and are invited to come back to race during the Midwinter Racing Madness Week held in January. For more detailed information please visit: www.beyc.com

Sail Caribbean Fun Weeks
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Certain weeks of the year are Special Kids Weeks: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Presidents' Week and Easter. Sail Caribbean, the premiere sailing camp for teens and young adults, joins us to offer an expanded program during these weeks, including Tubing, Kneeboarding Sailing Lessons, regattas and Beach Olympics--flipper races, watermelon rugby, Caribbean log roll and more, for the whole family to take part! For more detailed information please visit: www.beyc.com

The Bud Light True Music Series
January 8, 2010 - April 10, 2010
Location: Jolly Roger Inn
West End, Tortola

January 8 & 9, 2010
Dan and Levi

January 22 & 23, 2010
Chris Klein and the Boulevards

January 29 & 30, 2010
Blues Disciples

February 19 & 20, 2010
The Grandsons

February 26 & 27, 2010
Christabel and the Jons

March 13 & 14, 2010
The Reverend Raven

March 19 & 20, 2010
Deb Callahan Band

April 9 & 10, 2010
Hudson and The HooDoo Cats

REAL BVI 2010
January 15, 2010 - January 24, 2010
Special 5th Year Anniversary Edition!
REAL BVI 2010 will be "Special 5th Year Anniversary Edition" trip to celebrate 5 years in the BVIs and our travel partnership with The Moorings. REAL BVI 2010 will be a one of a kind trip, with extended water time, celebrity appearances, new gear, special events and parties, and of course, the best yachts in the world from The Moorings!
Visit www.realkiteboarding.com for additional information.

Midwinter Racing Madness Week
January 16, 2010 - January 23, 2010
Bitter End hosts a Midwinter Regatta Week in January of every year. For more detailed information please visit: www.beyc.com

Annual Medicine for Mariners and Safety at Sea Educational Conference
January 16, 2010 - January 23, 2010
In January, join an expert medical faculty for the annual comprehensive seminar on the prevention and treatment of medical problems at sea. The conference is designed for physicians, nurses, health care professionals, and for mariners who simply want to increase their medical skills, self-reliance, and safety at sea. The course is accredited for up to 15 Category 1 CME credits. Contact the Bitter End Yacht Club or visit our website at www.beyc.com for detailed information.

February 2010

32nd Sweethearts of the Caribbean & 28th Classic Yacht Regatta
February 12, 2010 - February 15, 2010
Hosted by the Jolly Roger Restaurant & Bar – West End.

Tortola hosts BVI's annual Sweethearts of the Caribbean and Classic Yacht Regatta, the February highlight penciled in on the charts of every dedicated yacht captain in the Caribbean. The event is based at the "loyal" West End Yacht Club, and don't miss the after party at the Jolly Roger Restaurant, the event sponsor located in Tortola's West End.

For more information, please contact the West End Yacht Club at 284-495-4559.

President's Week Family Fun
February 13, 2010 - February 20, 2010
For more detailed information please visit: www.beyc.com

March 2010

H. Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
March 1, 2010

BVI Public Holiday.

Annual Dark & Stormy Regatta (Anegada)
March 5, 2010 - March 8, 2010
Hosted by Neptune’s Treasure, Anegada & The Jolly Roger, West End. For more detailed information, please call the West End Yacht Club at 284-495-4559.

Commonwealth Day
March 8, 2010
National holiday.

BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
March 29, 2010 - April 4, 2010
Races take place on Tortola's south coast in the Sir Francis Drake Channel using three different courses. Registration for the Festival begins March 26 2007. Nanny Cay to Bitter End sail on the 27-29. Spring Regatta races March 30-April 1 2007. Register for the Festival online beginning in January. Contact Nanny Cay for dock/slip reservations as early as possible space goes quickly. For further details please contact: info@bvispringregatta.org or miles@nannycay.com or visit www.bvispringregatta.org

April 2010

Virgin Gorda Easter Festival
April 1, 2010 - April 4, 2010
Easter Festival on Virgin Gorda is a weekend filled with activities. Including the calypso monarch competition parade Festival queen show and nightly village entertainment. Showcase of local entertainment and culinary delights BVI Tourist Board For more detailed information please visit: www.bvitourism.com or call Tel: 284-495-5181

Good Friday
April 2, 2010
BVI Public holiday.

Easter Sunday
April 4, 2010
BVI Public holiday.

Easter Monday
April 5, 2010
BVI Public holiday.

Oyster Regatta - BVI 2010
April 12, 2010 - April 17, 2010
The Oyster Regatta - BVI 2010 will be held from Monday 12 April to Saturday 17 April 2010, and a large fleet of Oysters is expected to gather, for the 24th regatta in the Oyster series. The programme for the week will include a series of low-key races with plenty of action on and off the water. A provisional programme of events and entry form will be provided in due course. Visit www.oystermarine.com/events/regattas.aspx for additional information.

May 2010

Whit Monday
May 24, 2010
BVI Public holiday.
What is Whit Monday? A celebration of Pentecost (which celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost). Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter, which is the Jewish feast of Shavuot. Whit Sunday and Monday have been celebrated since the 3rd Century AD.

36th Annual Foxy's Wooden Boat Regatta (Jost Van Dyke)
May 28, 2010 - May 30, 2010
Funds support the Jost Van Dyke Preservation Society West End Yacht Club. For more detailed information, please call the West End Yacht Club at 284-495-4559.

BVI Music Festival!
May 31, 2010 - June 2, 2010
Where the sounds of music meet the sounds of Nature... The British Virgin Island's annual music festival is not to be missed. Caribbean music presented by local and international artists at Cane Garden Bay Beach, Tortola.

June 2010

Quantum Sails IC24 International Regatta
June TBD
For more detailed information, please visit the Royal BVI Yacht Club site: www.rbviyc.net.

Sovereign's Birthday
June 12, 2010
BVI Public Holiday.

BVI Wreck Dive Week
June 12, 2010 - June 19, 2010
A week of diving, parties and fun. BVI offers over 300 wrecks for beginner and advanced divers. Special packages offered by many hotels.

Highland Spring HIHO (Windsurf Event)
June 26, 2010 - July 4, 2010
The annual Highland Spring HIHO event is windsurfing's greatest week of racing & adventure. It's an intoxicating combination of great windsurfing, sailing and island exploration. The essence of the event is a week-long windsurfing & sailing odyssey through the British Virgin Islands aboard captained catamarans provided by The Moorings, the World's largest charter company.

Started in 1979, Highland Spring HIHO has been held every year (except 1987-1992) and ranks as the World's best-known windsurfing competition. Join racers from around the world. www.go-hiho.com

July 2010

Territory Day
July 2, 2010
BVI Public Holiday.

Annual Firecracker 500 Race & Chili Cook-off (Tortola)
July 3, 2010
Funds support KATS (Kids and the Sea Program) West End Yacht Club

For more information please contact: Tel: 284-495-4559

August 2010

BVI Emancipation Festival / Tortola
August 2, 2010 - August 4, 2010

Arguably the biggest event in the British Virgin Islands, the annual celebration marks the 1834 Emancipation Act which abolished slavery in the British West Indies. All the islands celebrate with events taking place across the region. Visitors are in for a treat including live music, dancing, street performers, parties and parades all laced with a distinct Caribbean spice and flavour. The calypso competition is hotly contested with performers competing to win the coveted crown of the Calypso King. There are also competitions to find a festival queen and festival prince and princess. Food and drink are also important aspects of the celebrations and this is a great time to sample the delights of a Caribbean barbecue including seafood, spiced chicken and barbecue ribs.

For more detailed information, please visit: www.bvitourism.com or call tel: (284)468-3701, ext. 2241.

August Festival Days (Emancipation Day)
August 2, 2010 - August 4, 2010
BVI Public Holiday.

The August Festival Celebration is the biggest cultural event of the year in the British Virgin Islands and visitors delight in joining in the fun! The Festival commemorates the emancipation proclamation of Friday, August 1st, 1834 which marked the abolition of slavery in the British Virgin Islands. The proclamation was read aloud to the general population of Tortola on Monday, August 4th, 1834 at the Sunday Morning Well. Since then, the first Monday in August has been a day of celebration in the BVI.

September 2010

October 2010

St. Ursula's Day
October 22, 2010
Public holiday. The British Virgin Islands were named after St. Ursula a martyred British virgin princess in 383 AD.

Foxy's Annual Halloween "Cat" Fight
October 29, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Wear a costume, or just wear yourself, but show up at Foxy's annual Halloween Cat Fight. The West End Yacht Club, Great Harbour. Neither rain, nor cold, nor lack of wind will keep these cats from a good fight. The West End Yacht Club again is our host for the Cat Fight starting about 11AM on Saturday Great Harbour. Neither rain nor cold nor lack of wind will keep these cats from a good fight. Multi-hulls only – West End Yacht Club. www.foxysbar.com

November 2010

Prince Charles' Birthday
November 14, 2010
Public Holiday

Foxy's Thanksgiving Feast
November 25, 2010
We take turkeys very seriously at Foxy's. Our talented chefs put a Caribbean spin on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. After the wish-bone is broken, our bands play and we bury the feathers! Foxy's is the place to give thanks!
For additional information, visit www.foxysbar.com.

December 2010

Gustav Wilmerding 17th Annual Memorial Challenge Regatta / Tortola
December 3, 2010 - December 6, 2010
Pirate race hosted by the Jolly Roger West End & Pirate’s Norman Island West End Yacht Club Tortola. For more information please contact: Tel: 284-495-4559.

The Jolly Roger - Holiday Cheer
December 25, 2010 - December 31, 2010
December 25 through New Years! Jolly Roger is THE place to be for the holidays. Enjoy BBQ, parties and live music every night. www.jollyrogerbvi.com

Christmas Day
December 25, 2008
Holiday

New Year's Eve on Jost Van Dyke
December 31, 2010
Jost Van Dyke is known as one of the top three places in the world to be at for New Year’s Eve. On that night, also known as Old Year’s night, this yachtman’s haven welcomes visitors from all over the globe, from movie stars to just ordinary joes, from old salts to dedicated landlubbers. Plenty of food and lots of entertainment.

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