Emancipation Day

Friday, July 3, 2026

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· U.S. Virgin Islands
Public holiday
124DAYS AGO

Weekday

Friday

Week

27

Day of year

184

Country

🇻🇮 VI

USD

About this holiday

Emancipation Day commemorates the abolition of slavery. In most of the Caribbean it is observed on or around 1 August, marking the Slavery Abolition Act of 1834 in the British Empire. The day combines solemn remembrance with celebrations of freedom, heritage and culture.

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