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January
New Year's Day
January 1, 2008
9th Annual Karl Merklein Art Show
January 1, 2008 - January 31, 2008
The Sunny Caribbee art gallery on Tortola sponsors the annual Karl Merklein Art Show every January. The event showcases Merklein's vibrant original works plus other sculpture, ceramics, and more.
Showcasing the artist’s original art as well as canvas Giclee prints and other decorative items.
Sunday Regatta's BEYC -- A Bitter End Yacht Club tradition. br>
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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: http://www.beyc.com/todo_act_regatta_sunday.asp
Midwinter Regatta
January 5, 2008 - January 12, 2008
Bitter End hosts a Midwinter Regatta Week in January of every year. For more detailed information please visit: http://www.beyc.com/todo_act_regatta_midwinter.asp
Latitude 18 Halyard Challenge
January 6, 2007 - January 7, 2007
For more detailed information please visit: www.rbviyc.net
Governors Cup
January 20, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
February
30th Sweethearts of the Caribbean & 26th Classic Yacht Regatta
February 15, 2008 - February 17, 2008
Hosted by the Jolly Roger Restaurant & Bar – West End.
For more information please contact: Tel: 284-495-4559 or visit: http://www.weyc.net/
March
Spring Fashion Auction
March Dates TBA
Designer fashions. Government House - 6pm. Benefits BVI Diabetes Association.
Caribbean Arts and Craft Festival
March 7, 2008 - March 12, 2008
The 5th Annual Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival opening on Trellis Bay, Beef Island.
Original works of art, batik, arts and crafts made of local island materials; coconut, wood and shells. Organizers are dedicated to promoting and preserving traditional forms of Caribbean arts & crafts. In 2008 more than 50 artists from 15 Caribbean nations are expected to participate. The festival moves to Yacht Harbor on Virgin Gorda -- ending on Palm Grove Park, Road Town Tortola.
H. Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
March 3, 2007
BVI Public Holiday.
Dark & Stormy Regatta
March 7, 2007 - March 10, 2007
Anegada
Hosted by Neptune’s Treasure Anegada & The Jolly Roger West End.For more detailed information please visit: http://www.weyc.net or call for details: 284-495-4559
Commonwealth Day
March 10, 2007
National holiday.
Virgin Gorda Festival
March 20, 2008 - March 23, 2008
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: http://www.bvitourism.com or call Tel: 284-495-5181
Good Friday
April 21, 2008
BVI Public holiday.
Easter Sunday
March 23, 2008
BVI Public holiday.
Easter Monday
March 24, 2008
BVI Public holiday.
Annual BVI Spring Regatta
March 31, 2008 - April 6, 2008
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 http://www.bvispringregatta.org
April
Lettsome Airport Aviation Week Air Show
April 18, 2008 - April 19, 2007
Tortola from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The air show will also include displays on the ground, radio-controled model flying, sky divers, an SAR demonstration by the U.S. Coast Guard and world class aerobatics. Admission and parking to the air show is free. Tickets available for a ride in a World War II P51D Mustang Fighter. Or, win a free ride in a high performance aerobatic aircraft! For more information, please contact Angela Burns Piper at 284-499-1691 or e-mail angelaburnsp@yahoo.com. Visit www.bviairshow.com for details.
Virgin Queen Pizza Pursuit Race
April 19, 2007
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
May
BVI Dinghy Championships
May 10, 2008 - May 11, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Whit Monday
May 12, 2008
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.
Foxy's 34th Annual Wooden Boat Regatta
May 23, 2008 - May 25, 2008
Jost Van Dyke Preservation Society, West End Yacht Club
Tel: 284-495-4559
www.weyc.net
June
IC24 Worlds
June Dates TBA
For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Sovereign's Birthday
June 9, 2008
BVI Public Holiday.
Financial Services Challenge
June 21, 2008
Tortola. For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Highland Spring HIHO Windsurfing Competitions
June 29, 2008 - July 6, 2008
Known as the World's Greatest Windsurfing & Sailing Adventure. Change is in the air for the 2007 Highland Spring HIHO. Organizers will add an Open division that will compete alongside the usual Techno 2 fleet. While the Techno 2 division starts in the BVI the Open division will begin competing in St Maarten. Following three race days in St Maarten and Anguilla, the Open fleet will sail across the Anegada Passage aboard Moorings catamarans to rendezvous in Virgin Gorda to join the Techno 2 fleet for the balance of the event. For more detailed information please visit: http://www.go-hiho.com
Territory Day
June 30, 2008
BVI Public Holiday.
July
Chief Minister's Cup Youth Regatta / Nanny Cay Hotel & Marina
July Dates TBA
Kids and the Sea (KATS)
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net/index.php or call Tel: 284-494-4555
BVI Emancipation Festival / Tortola
July 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008
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: http://www.bvitourism.com or call tel: (284)468-3701, ext. 2241.
Annual Firecracker 500 Race & Chili Cook-off (Tortola)
July 4, 2008 - July 5, 2008
Funds support KATS (Kids and the Sea Program) West End Yacht Club
For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.weyc.net
Lowell Wheatley Anegada Pursuit Race
July 19, 2008
Click here for more info and race schedules.
A.H.Riise BVI Billfish Tournament
July 23, 2008 - July 28, 2008
Hosted by Bitter End Yacht Club. All-release blue marlin tournament within the territorial waters of the BVI at the North Drop - 12 miles from Virgin Gorda. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the BVI A.H. Riise Community Fund, administered by the Community Foundation of the V.I. Visit www.bvibillfishtournament.com. E-mail: info@bvibillfishtournament.com
Tel: 800-275-2260 or 954-920-7877
August
August Festival Days (Emancipation Day)
August 4, 2008 - August 6, 2008
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
October
Pete Sheals Match Racing / Tortola
October 4, 2008 - October 5, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Willy T Virgins Cup Race
October 11, 2008
Royal BVI Yacht Club
Trafalgar Race / Tortola
October 18, 2008 - October 20, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Foxy's Annual Halloween "Cat" Fight and Masquerade Ball
October 24, 2008 - October 26, 2008
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. http://www.foxysbar.com/halloween.html
Wreck Week BVI - Scuba Diving Festival
October 26, 2008 - November 1, 2008
Voted by all the dive magazines as Best Wreck Dive In The Caribbean. The wreck of the RMS Rhone is indeed spectacular. Divers can still view enough of the RMS Rhone to make this a great wreck dive, but after 140 years submerged it is also a superb reef dive.
For more detailed information, please visit our website:
http://www.yachtpromenade.com
St. Ursula's Day
October 21, 2008
Public holiday. The British Virgin Islands were named after St. Ursula a martyred British virgin princess in 383 AD.
November
North Sound and Back Race / Tortola
November 8, 2008 - November 9, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
Prince Charles' Birthday
November 14, 2008
Public Holiday
Pussers Round Tortola Race 2008
November 22, 2008
For more detailed information please visit: http://www.rbviyc.net
December
Gustav Wilmerding 17th Annual Memorial Challenge Regatta / Tortola
December 5, 2008 - December 6, 2008
Pirate race hosted by the Jolly Roger West End & Pirate’s Norman Island West End Yacht Club Tortola For more detailed information please visit: http://www.weyc.net or call: 284-494-9262
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