British Virgin Islands
Capital · Road Town
The Emancipation Festival in August is the centre of the year — three days of parade, music and the August Monday tradition.
British Virgin Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Road Town
- Region
- Eastern Caribbean · British overseas territory
- Currency
- US dollar (USD)
- Languages
- English · Virgin Islands Creole
- Dialling code
- +1 284
- Status
- Territory or overseas department
The African connection
Emancipation came in 1834 and the festival has run in some form ever since, making it one of the oldest continuous emancipation celebrations in the Caribbean.
Key dates for British Virgin Islands
The dates this community marks — independence, emancipation, and the festivals that fill a hall wherever its people have settled.
Diaspora meets diaspora
AfricAsia began with Africans in Asia. The same story runs through every entry in this section — people of African descent building a life a long way from where their ancestors started.
If you are from British Virgin Islands and you are anywhere in Asia — studying, working, playing, passing through — there are people here who will know what you are asking before you finish the question.
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