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April 17th, 2022
‘Even my car is rented now’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley on VG Easter Festival

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- After two years of no activity due to the global pandemic, the 2022 Virgin Gorda Easter Festival is alive and well, with persons flocking to the sister island to be a part of the festivities.

April 16th, 2022
Expect a ‘fun-filled’ VG Easter Festival weekend 2022 – Dirk L. Walters

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Held annually during the Easter weekend, the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival 2022 is named after Raul “Jougo” Sprauve and is currently off to a full swing with a number of events, including family-focused activities and entertainment.

April 15th, 2022
Tola radio alleges boycott by VIF&FC

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Radio show host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage’, who is also the proprietor of the popular Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM, has claimed his station was allegedly snubbed by the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), regarding advertisements for the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival.

April 13th, 2020
VG Easter Festival Parade 'virtually' starting on time today!

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival would have been climaxing today, Monday, April 13, 2020, with the annual Easter Monday Parade along Lee Road.

February 27th, 2018
Hon Myron V. Walwyn buckles! Downsizes VG Easter Festival

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Controversial Minister for Education and Culture, Myron V. Walwyn (AL), is stubbornly going ahead with the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival for 2018, although according to him, “festivities will take a different format than attendees have grown accustomed to over the years.”

April 17th, 2017
Ruckus reels in the big one @ VG Fisherman’s Jamboree

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The vessel Ruckus shone at the just concluded 21st annual Fisherman’s Jamboree Wahoo Madness, grabbing an almost clean sweep of the awards.

April 14th, 2017
VG Easter Festival

By Karyn O. E. Alexander

From family Easter picnics on Virgin Gorda to a grand Easter Celebration: This evolution of a community event all began when the then district representative for Virgin Gorda, the late Hubert Robinson O’Neal, suggested that having a festival would unite the community.

March 23rd, 2017
Naysayers blamed for poor participation in VG Festival pageants

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Public Relations Officer of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Committee Adrianna J. Soverall has said that at least three of their scheduled pageants were affected due to the naysayers in the community.

March 30th, 2016
Move VG Easter Festival to Whit Weekend- Franka A. Pickering

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- A call that has been resonating with many on Virgin Gorda was sounded loud and clear by Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Honouree, Franka A. Pickering, who called for the VG Festival to be moved to Whit Weekend so as to stay clear of Holy Week.

April 5th, 2015
Food & Fungi Fest kicks off VG Easter Festival

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Kicking off the 2015 edition of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival weekend yesterday April 4, 2015 was the Food and Fungi Fest which saw a large turnout of tourists and residents alike.

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