British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands public holidays 2028

The British Virgin Islands has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 246 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 3Monday	New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
March
Mar 6Monday	Lavity Stoutt's BirthdayNationwide
April
Apr 14Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 17Monday	Easter MondayNationwide
June
Jun 5Monday	Pentecost MondayNationwide
Jun 9Friday	Sovereign's BirthdayNationwide
July
Jul 3Monday	Virgin Islands DayNationwide
August
Aug 7Monday	Emancipation MondayNationwide
Aug 8Tuesday	Emancipation TuesdayNationwide
Aug 9Wednesday	Emancipation WednesdayNationwide
October
Oct 16Monday	Heroes and Foreparents DayNationwide
November
Nov 27Monday	The Great March of 1949 and Restoration DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide
Dec 26Tuesday	Boxing DayNationwide

Nationwide: 14public holidays
By region: 14no regional days
Working days: 246after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 103 days or more

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend.

3 daysSat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
3 daysSat, Mar 4 – Mon, Mar 6 · Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17 · Good Friday, Easter Monday
3 daysSat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5 · Pentecost Monday
3 daysFri, Jun 9 – Sun, Jun 11 · Sovereign's Birthday
3 daysSat, Jul 1 – Mon, Jul 3 · Virgin Islands Day
5 daysSat, Aug 5 – Wed, Aug 9 · Emancipation Monday, Emancipation Tuesday, Emancipation Wednesday
3 daysSat, Oct 14 – Mon, Oct 16 · Heroes and Foreparents Day
3 daysSat, Nov 25 – Mon, Nov 27 · The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26 · Christmas Day, Boxing Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in the British Virgin Islands in 2028?

14 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Lavity Stoutt's Birthday (Mar 6); Good Friday (Apr 14); Easter Monday (Apr 17); Pentecost Monday (Jun 5); Sovereign's Birthday (Jun 9); Virgin Islands Day (Jul 3); Emancipation Monday (Aug 7); Emancipation Tuesday (Aug 8); Emancipation Wednesday (Aug 9); Heroes and Foreparents Day (Oct 16); The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day (Nov 27); Christmas Day (Dec 25); Boxing Day (Dec 26).

How many working days are there in 2028?

246 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.