Public holidays in British Virgin Islands 2026
The British Virgin Islands has 14 public holidays in 2026. 13 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 247 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
14weekday days off, substitutes included
247working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Lavity Stoutt's Birthday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Friday | Sovereign's Birthday | |
| Monday | Virgin Islands Day | |
| Monday | Emancipation Monday | |
| Tuesday | Emancipation Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | Emancipation Wednesday | |
| Monday | Heroes and Foreparents Day | |
| Monday | The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Boxing Day | |
| Monday | Boxing Day observed |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 14 | 247 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 28 February to Mon 2 March 2026Lavity Stoutt's Birthday
- 4 daysFri 3 to Mon 6 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026Pentecost Monday
- 3 daysFri 12 to Sun 14 June 2026Sovereign's Birthday
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 July 2026Virgin Islands Day
- 5 daysSat 1 to Wed 5 August 2026Emancipation Monday, Emancipation Tuesday, Emancipation Wednesday
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 October 2026Heroes and Foreparents Day
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 November 2026The Great March of 1949 and Restoration Day
- 4 daysFri 25 to Mon 28 December 2026Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
Questions about 2026 in British Virgin Islands
- How many working days are there in British Virgin Islands in 2026?
- 247 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does British Virgin Islands have in 2026?
- 14 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Boxing Day (26 December 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in British Virgin Islands?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in British Virgin Islands 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The British Virgin Islands has 14 public holidays and 247 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/british-virgin-islands/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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