It’s Thanksgiving week, and Crucians are gearing up to celebrate island style. It’s the time of year when the festive mood kicks in and there’s an event almost every single day that can’t be missed!
It’s nice to see the streets filled with visitors and cruise ship passengers and knowing that our local shops, restaurants and tour operators are benefitting from the business. I know everyone on St. Croix at this time of year is thankful to be in such vibrant and beautiful place filled with warm people, laughter, and lots of Cruzan Rum. Our holiday weather is nothing to sneeze at either. Fall in the Northeast has it’s charms but I can’t ever argue with 85 degrees and sunny! So this year, let’s be thankful for the warm atmosphere of St. Croix that comes as much from the people as it does from the sun.
There are so many great events going on this Thanksgiving weekend, I know I am going to be exhausted by Sunday! Tonight, Monday, there are the famous and fun Crab Races at the Fort Christian Brew Pub in Christiansted, starting at 5 pm, or you can put your noggin to the test with Trivia Night at the Palms at Pelican Cove, from 7 to 9 pm.
Thursday is obviously the day to worship at the altar of the almighty turkey, but being in St. Croix means you can give thanks over some fresh mahi mahi or wahoo too!
Friday night is Jump Up in Christiansted! We do Black Friday (official first day of holiday shopping) right! Instead of 5 am stampedes into a department store, Crucians make it into a party! Christiansted will be jamming from 6 pm until 10 pm. If you can’t make it downtown for the festive food, music, and dancing, be sure to watch on the web via our Harbor Cam– you’ll be right in the middle of the action.
If you don’t get all your holiday shopping done on Jump Up night, Sunday, November 29th, from 10 am to 5 pm, is the annual Starving Artist Day at Whim Museum. Local artists will be selling their handcrafted wares, so you’ll be sure to find something extra special and unique for everyone on your shopping list.
Then we’ll start all over again the next week! Can you believe Christmas and Festival are around the corner? We will be keeping you up to date on all the events and happenings. Be sure to check back on our event calendar, and keep up with us on Facebook! We hope to see you around town!
Leave us a comment letting us know what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving. We are definitely thankful for our dedicated readers and everyone in the GoToStCroix.com family. Thank you!
With thankfulness for so many aspects of my life, including waking up to a view of the sea every morning,, I would be remiss to not mention, embarrassing as it might sound, being thankful for facebook, putting me back in touch with some old friends, as if thirty or twenty or ten yearshadn’t just slipped by, go to st. croix included!