Opening of the Festival Village in St. Croix
Opening of the Festival Village in St. Croix is held on December 25. The event starts 10 days before the first Saturday of January. This event in the third decade of the month December is annual. 
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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 and closes out with a bang on the first Saturday in January of the New Year. From costumes and where to stay, to parades, food festivals, and live musical performances, this is all you need to know about experiencing St. Croix’s Crucian Christmas Carnival.
Fun & Fete There is no limit to the number of ways one can party like a boss during Crucian Christmas Carnival.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Day of Islamic Art on November 18
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);
Adult Parade in St. Croix on January 4 (held on the first Saturday in January);
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);
St. Thomas Carnival in US Virgin Islands on April 3 (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)