US Virgin Islands Events
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17.732336 -64.76715 | 1 St Croix's colourful and noisy Mardi Croix Parade travels from La Vallee along to Cane Bay. See the marching bands, Mocko Jumbies (mythical African characters on stilts, in bright flowing… | |
2 Annual International Valentine Optimist Regatta St Croix's Annual International Valentine Optimist Regatta is for under 16s only, many of whom might be skilled enough to flirt with their sweethearts while attempting to win the race... | ||
3 St Croix International Regatta The St Croix International Regatta starts the three-race CORT (Caribbean Ocean Racing Triangle) series, followed by races in Culebra, Puerto Rico and Tortola, British Virgin Islands. | ||
17.732336 -64.76715 | 4 The Golden Hook Challenge is one of the four annual fishing tournaments organised by the Golden Hook Fishing Club and takes place off the coast of St Croix. Keen anglers hope to win with the… | |
5 Top regional blues artists wail and groan at venues throughout St John for the annual St John Blues Festival. Buy tickets in advance online and head to Coral Bay Ball Field on Saturday for the… |  | |
18.320787 -64.854863 | 6 St Thomas is the proud host of one of the world's greatest yacht races - the International Rolex Regatta. The rich and famous converge on St Thomas Yacht Club in their state-of-the-art vessels… |  |
7 Golden Hook Dolphin Fishing Tournament The Dolphin Fishing Tournament is one of the four Golden Hook Fishing Club annual tournaments, and it doesn't involve dolphins. The catch of the day is mahi-mahi, known as dolphin-fish. | ||
17.705844 -64.858516 | 8 St Croix Food & Wine Experience Local and celebrity chefs and wine-makers from the US Virgin Islands and the USA don their aprons for the annual St Croix Food & Wine Experience. Attend wine seminars, themed dinners and the… | |
9 The Jump Up! street celebrations in Christiansted take place four times a year in February, April, July and November. The Triathlon Jump Up! is a chance for some healthy partying before the… |  | |
17.732336 -64.76715 | 10 St Croix Ironman 70.3 Triathlon St Croix's Ironman 70.3 Triathlon begins at Hotel on the Cay in Christiansted Harbour and travels all over the island. The 2km swim is followed by a 90km bike ride and, last but definitely not… | |
11 Arts Alive Springtime Arts & Crafts Festival Arts Alive Springtime Arts and Crafts Festival is held at Tillett Gardens. It offers an array of objects from around 30 local artists, who continue to apply the 'Tillett box' method they… |  | |
12 Scotiabank Caribbean International Optimist Regatta Dubbed the "Biggest Little Regatta", the Scotiabank Caribbean International Optimist Regatta beckons young sailors of 8-15 years old from nearby islands to battle it out in Cowpet Bay, in St Thomas. |  | |
13 Carnival celebrations positively rock the small island of St John, with fireworks, bike races and calypso shows throughout June. The traditional parade weaves through Cruz Bay, the hotspot for… | ||
14 The Jump Up! street celebrations in Christiansted take place four times a year in February, April, July and November. The Alexander Hamilton Jump Up! pays homage to one of the founding fathers… | | |
15 Children between three and 11 years old can have fun fishing over the sea wall in front of Christiansted fort in the Kids' Handline Tournament. It is just one of many events organised by the… | ||
17.732336 -64.76715 | 16 The Lifestyle Festival celebrates Health Awareness Day in St Thomas and St Croix. Lively beach parties and concerts run alongside the all-important health-related talks and the special health… |  |
17.732336 -64.76715 | 17 Golden Hook Guy/Gal Reel Challenge The Guy/Gal Reel Challenge at the Golden Hook Fishing Club is a fishing war of the sexes. So far the women have reason to gloat about their casting prowess, with a two-point advantage from… | |
17.732336 -64.76715 | 18 Keen anglers flock to the coast of St Croix to seek the biggest and heaviest wahoo at the Wahoo Tournament, the Golden Hook Series Finale. | |
17.732336 -64.76715 | 19 Not happening in 2009 Tito Puente Jr, Pete Escovedo and Rashied Ali are just some of the past performers on Frederiksted Beach at the annual St Croix Blue Bay Jazz Fest. Grab a cold drink and… |  |
20 Christiansted revellers "jump up" to the beat of the steel pan bands and other live street music at the Holiday Jump Up! celebrations every November. The evening street party has food stalls… | | |
21 Arts Alive November Arts Crafts and Music Festival Over 30 local artists display and sell their works of fine art, jewellery, crafts and pottery at the Arts Alive November Arts Crafts and Music Festival in Tillett Gardens in St Thomas. There… |  | |
22 St Croix International Marathon The 38-mile St Croix International Marathon is unfailingly held on New Year's Day and run by bright-eyed and bushy-tailed competitors who are apparently unaffected by the physical aftermath of… | ||
17.732336 -64.76715 | 23 St Croix Crucian Christmas Festival The St Croix Crucian Christmas Festival really makes the most of the festive period throughout December. Don't miss the Old Time Night Parade in Christiansted and the post-Christmas donkey races. |  |
24 Blues artists soulfully wail and groan at the Reichhold Center for the Arts at the annual St Thomas Blues Festival. Buy tickets in advance for the one-night-only event in the magnificent… |  | |
17.746639 -64.703197 | 25 Fashionista dogs shimmy down the Christiansted boardwalk in their best fancy-dress costumes for the eccentric Krewe de Barkus Dog Parade each year. The parade is part of the annual Mardi Croix… | |
17.746639 -64.703197 | 26 The Jump Up! street celebrations in Christiansted take place four times a year in February, April, July and November. Valentine Jump Up! injects a party vibe into what is otherwise a short… | |
27 Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the US Virgin Islands, is the most visited port in the Caribbean, and hence host to an incredible array of luxury liners. The harbour's natural beauty is a… |  | |
28 Annaberg Sugar Plantation and Mill It is thanks to sugar that Europeans settled in St John. In the early 18th century the Danes arrived and started the first plantations, which in their heyday numbered 25 across the tiny island… |  | |
29 This is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, so-christened by two of the smartest travel magazines, The National Geographic and Condé Nast Traveller. Its soaring white-sand arcs… |  | |
30 The perfect way to fully appreciate the beauty of St Thomas is to rise above it. From the 700-foot vantage point that the Paradise Point Tramway provides, visitors enjoy marvellous views of… |  | |
31 It would not be an exaggeration to deem Coral World Ocean Park a Caribbean marine paradise. Children and adults alike can view ocean life at close quarters in the deep reef tank, the stingray… |  | |
32 Whim Plantation Museum offers the chance of in-depth exploration of an authentic Caribbean colonial sugar plantation, outlining the cultivation and production of sugar and revealing the… |  | |
33 Buck Island Reef National Monument The only underwater United States National Monument, Buck Island Reef is a coral reef ecosystem with native flora and fauna inhabiting the 176-acre island that it surrounds. |  | |
34 The superb beach at Cinnamon Bay includes National Park campground with equipped cottages and tents, alongside basic campsites. Visitors can rent all sorts of sporting equipment for kayaking… |  | |
35 The Cruzan Rum Distillery is appropriately located amongst the remains of the old Estate Diamond sugar plantation, with the greathouse and sugar mills still intact. A tour around the… | ||
36 St Thomas Synagogue & Weibel Museum One of the US Virgin Islands' National Historic Landmarks, the white and pink St Thomas Synagogue and its adjacent museum welcomes Jewish and non-Jewish visitors alike from its location atop… | ||
37 Trunk Bay is the nicest beach on the tiny island of St John, two-thirds of which is National Park. The obligatory tourquoise seas and white sands keep the sea light and clear for the brilliant… |  | |
38 Blackbeard's Castle is steeped in elusive piratical history with Edward Teach, the fearsome Blackbeard pirate, as its namesake. The Danish watchtower was built in 1679 and originally called… | ||
39 The robust Danish brick fortress of Fort Christian is one of the US Virgin Island's five National Historic Landmarks and the oldest building on the island of St Thomas, dating back to 1671. It… |  |
