Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day

The Puerto Rican mainland is about from the U.S. Virgin Islands (with the Puerto Rican islands of Culebra and Vieques lying in between), and many Puerto Ricans have lived in the Virgin Islands since at least the turn of the 20th century. Puerto Ricans in the U.S. Virgin Islands • Juan Francisco Luis, third elected governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands • Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a historian who attended high school on Saint Thomas. ==Celebrations==

Celebrations take place throughout the first half of October, including a sunset jazz concert, a family-fun day, dance and craft workshops, cock-fighting demonstrations, a fine step horse presentation, and a cultural exchange event. Other events include a 5K race, sports tournaments, school presentations, a coronation, a parade, and a cultural village with food, arts and crafts, and bands. ==See also==