Adult Parade in St. Croix
Adult Parade in St. Croix is held on January 4. Held on the first Saturday in January. This event in the first decade of the month January is annual. Help us
For most people, December marks the start of the Christmas holiday season, but on the caribbean island of St. Croix, December means only one thing – carnival! The largest island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix celebrates their carnival each year starting on December 26th and closes out with a bang on the first Saturday in January of the New Year.
While most of the Carnival action happens in Frederiksted at the official Carnival Village, there are events held island wide. Festival celebrations include musical competitions, pageants for Carnival royalty, and cultural activities. There are also fairs that showcase local arts, crafts, foods, and drinks. The best is saved for last at the culmination of Carnival – the Childrens’ Parade and, finally, the famous Adults’ Parade.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Children’s Parade in St. Croix on January 3 (According to USVI law, the St Croix Festival / Carnival parades must be held on the 1st Friday and Saturday of the New Year);
International Flag Fete in U.S.V.I on January 4 (St. Croix Crucian Christmas Festival / Carnival);
Presidents' Day on February 17 (USA, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands USA, Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands);
Transfer Day in US Virgin Islands on March 31 (is a truly historic celebration of the day in 1917 that the United States officially purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark);
Easter Monday on April 21 (Påskedag in Norway);
St. Thomas Carnival in US Virgin Islands on April 23 (St. Thomas proudly presents one of the largest Carnival celebrations in the entire Caribbean. The post-Easter, month-long event is ripe with activities including parades, food fairs and a large Carnival village where the music and dancing never stops);
Children's Parade Carnival Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands on May 1 (Carnival is for everyone, from small children to adults)