Monthly
Trellis Bay Full Moon Party
Trellis Bay, Beef Island
Bonfires, live music and the famous burning balls over the harbour. Timed to the full moon each month.
Calendar
Events
Regattas, full moons, emancipation, and a New Year’s Eve that belongs to White Bay.
Late March – early April
BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
Nanny Cay, Tortola
A week of racing, parties and the Sir Francis Drake Channel at its most competitive.
November
BVI Charter Yacht Show
Tortola marinas
The industry’s annual gathering of crewed yachts. The fleet, and the season, on display.
Late July – early August
Emancipation Festival
Road Town & islands
The BVI’s cultural high point: music, food, pageants and the commemoration of 1834.
Memorial Day weekend
Foxy’s Wooden Boat Regatta
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke
Classic boats, a very long party, and Foxy Callwood’s island at full volume.
November
BVI Food Fete
Territory-wide
Restaurant week, farm tours, and a look at BVI cooking beyond the beach bar.
31 December
New Year’s Eve at White Bay
Jost Van Dyke
The islands’ most famous night. Ferries fill, the sand fills, and the year turns over a Painkiller.
Spring
BVI Literary Arts Festival
Tortola
Writers, readers and Caribbean voices against a harbour backdrop.