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66th VI Festival opens this evening, July 31, 2020

- Virtual Opening Ceremony slated for 6:00pm
The Virgin Islands will be celebrating its 66th Emancipation Festival commencing today, July 31, 2020, with slight changes to its itinerary. Photo: Facebook
This year, due to the Coronavirus, the events are being held mostly online, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) informed on July 21, 2020, during the House of Assembly. Photo: VINO/File
This year, due to the Coronavirus, the events are being held mostly online, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) informed on July 21, 2020, during the House of Assembly. Photo: VINO/File
The Gospel Explosion on Sunday, August 2, 2020, promises to be exciting. Photo: Facebook
The Gospel Explosion on Sunday, August 2, 2020, promises to be exciting. Photo: Facebook
The Virtual Soca Showcase will be held on August 3, 2020. Photo: Facebook
The Virtual Soca Showcase will be held on August 3, 2020. Photo: Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands will be celebrating its 66th emancipation festival commencing today, July 31, 2020, with slight changes to its itinerary.

The virtual Opening Ceremony will take place at 6:00pm after which there will be a poetry slam from 7:00pm to 11:30pm.

On Sunday, August 1, 2020, there will be a virtual Emancipation Service at the Long Look Methodist Church at 3:00pm.

Following that service, there will be a virtual gospel explosion commencing at 7:00pm.

The activities will continue on Monday, August 3, 2020, with a VI Showcase in the evening, starting at 7:00pm and it will culminate at 11:30pm.

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, there will be a Calypso Review, also done virtually at 7:00pm.

On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, there will be a Festival of Culture and Praise all day, and on Friday, August 7, 2020, there will be a Cultural Food Fair at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.

The final event on this year’s calendar will be the Farmers Market in Carrot Bay on Saturday, August 8, 2020 commencing at 6:00am.

Slight changes

This year, due to the Coronavirus, the events are being held mostly online, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) informed on July 21, 2020, during the House of Assembly.

Initially, the festival was slated for July 31 to August 5.

The minister had said this year’s festival would start with a Cultural Food Fair on Friday, July 31, 2020, followed by a virtual Opening Ceremony.

Due to the high winds and recent inclement weather; however, the food fair was pushed back to August 7, 2020, Virgin Islands News Online understands.

The same is true for the event in Carrot Bay which was originally scheduled for August 1, 2020.

This year the festivities will be held under the theme: 'Be fully free- Emancipate yourself from mental slavery as we celebrate our Virgin Islands history'.

9 Responses to “66th VI Festival opens this evening, July 31, 2020”

  • Humble and thankful (31/07/2020, 21:47) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    God bless these beautiful Virgin Islands and continue to keep us safe.
  • H (01/08/2020, 00:27) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
    People need to stop gospel a joke. That girl penn does be up loose mangose sining karooke
    • hater (01/08/2020, 17:47) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Your man must be behind of her because she looks awesome and the last time I check I saw your man with another woman to trellis bay. Why don’t you roll up on her and tell her that from spreading lies on the young lady.
    • Blacky (01/08/2020, 17:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      When you posting about ms Penn please post the correct news about her
    • wow (03/08/2020, 08:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      So because she sings karaoke she can't sing Gospel? Sounds likes you have a personal beef! Get over it!
  • Eagle Eye (01/08/2020, 02:01) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    Virtual my @$$ bring on the real thing we don't have any covid.
  • The best part for me (01/08/2020, 08:24) Like (25) Dislike (0) Reply
    I am looking forward to the farmers market. Can’t wait to see what they are going to have this year and looking forward to saying
  • We back in Slavery (01/08/2020, 10:36) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    What freedom you talking about... When you have the peoeple suffering and living in fear for no good reason..U allow bill Ates and China to take away and deny us of a freedom that millions of black people feselessly fought for and die.. now u have the people like cowards. Fearful lockdown,.... U no better minister. I kno u. U kno better... Ur fight, conviction,, ur courage gone. the dollar the power have turn u into something u didnt born to be... U were born to be a malcom X...a Mandella.. In these times when people need a fearless leader. U should be thst person i kno u..U never afraid to stand alone for whats right...Free up the people let them have fun...
    • @ We Back in Slavery (01/08/2020, 12:02) Like (24) Dislike (2) Reply
      Greatly Said. The Deep State and the Billion & Trillionaires got us how they want with this Plandemic.


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