Holidays in theUnited States Virgin Islands include all officialholidays of the United States as well as religious and secular holidays designated by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
| Date | Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| January 6 | Three Kings Day | |
| Third Monday in January | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | |
| Third Monday in February | President's Day | |
| March 31 | Transfer Day | Celebrates the transfer of the USVI fromDenmark to theUnited States in 1917.[1] |
| Thursday before Easter | Holy Thursday | |
| Friday before Easter | Good Friday | Easter is observed in the territory according to Western Christian traditions, i.e. (in summary), on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21 (the day of the ecclesiasticalvernal equinox). |
| Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
| Last Monday in May | Memorial Day | |
| June 19 | Juneteenth | |
| July 3 | Emancipation Day | Recognizes theabolition of slavery in theDanish West Indies in 1848.[2] |
| July 4 | American Independence Day | |
| First Monday in September | Labor Day | |
| Second Monday in October | Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day/Columbus Day | Established in 1964 to recognize the ties between the Virgin Islands andPuerto Rico.[3] |
| November 1 | Liberty Day | Also known as "Bull and Bread Day." A day to honor David Hamilton Jackson (1884–1946), a Virgin Islands labor rights leader fromSt. Croix.[4] |
| November 11 | Veterans Day | |
| Fourth Thursday in November | Thanksgiving Day | Schools remain closed Friday. |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| December 26 | Second Day of Christmas | Also known asBoxing Day. |
In addition to these holidays, all three islands celebrate multi-daycarnivals. V.I. Carnival takes place inSt. Thomas in April/May,St. John Carnival is in June/July, andSt. Croix's Crucian Festival is in December/January.[5] The Virgin Islands Government regularly grantsadministrative leave to its employees for various Carnival-related events (such as Food Fair,J'ouvert, Children's Parade and Adults' Parade), and schools are closed during the culmination of V.I. Carnival.