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MAY 6, 2024
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Make it a Mother’s Day dream weekend. The inaugural Virgin Islands Boating Expo (VIBE), hosted by the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association (VIPCA), is set for May 10-12, 2024, at IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande. Major sponsor, the Virgin Islands Lottery, is raffling chances to win nearly 100 FREE VIBE event tickets for those who first buy a full sheet ticket! Each VIBE ticket includes 1-day access to board and tour the yachts, two free drinks, all-day live music, cultural performances, and entry into the Harbor360 Vendor Expo. Enter the raffle now at www.winvilottery.com/enter-the-vi-boat-expo-ticket-raffle. The deadline to submit raffle entries is Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 5 pm. The raffle will take place at 5:30 pm that same day. Talk about a spectacular Mother’s Day
weekend!
Plus, check out this don’t-miss Schedule of Events!
Highlights include:
• Opening Ceremony Reception, Thursday, May 9, 5-7 pm in Harbor360
• Wine & Dine! Food & Wine Experience @ Cutlass & Cane, Lunch VIBE Exclusive Ticket Add-on, Friday May 10, Saturday May 11, Mother’s Day May 12, Noon-3pm
• Bamboula Dancers & Live Drummers Performance, Saturday May 11, 3 pm
Buy VIBE tickets now with Promo Codes Deals at vibe.vi/attend/#buy-tickets
• Ticket prices start at $22 for Children and $34 for Adults, and all tickets include two free drinks!
• Get up to 40% off VIBE tickets if you’re local using Promo Code: “VIRESIDENT”, “VISENIOR” or “VISTUDENT”.
• Get 15% off VIBE tickets as a visitor using Promo Code “VISITUSVI”
• Bracelet Giveaway- $500 Value! Buy 4 or more Food & Wine Experience tickets ($55pp) for Mother’s Day Lunch on May 12, for a chance at winning this bracelet from VIBE Jewelry. Promo Code: “MOTHERSDAYOUT” VIBE offers three days of family fun: walk the docks, tour the new yachts from top brands like Fontaine Pajot, Bali, Lagoon, and Azimut, and dream of cruising aboard one of these vessels after a big lottery win!
VI LOTTERY OFFERS THE DREAM OF BUYING A BOAT
“Making dreams come true is what we do at the VI Lottery,” says Raymond J. Williams, executive director of the V.I. Lottery. “We sell a product that offers our customers an opportunity to have a better way to reach and accomplish their goals. At the same time, ticket sales generate revenues that return to the community. In addition, the VI Lottery sponsors local sports, arts, music, entertainment, and educational events held by community nonprofits to support these organizations, boost ticket sales, and enhance revenue back into local programs. This is what led us to sponsor VIBE 2024 and specifically be VIBE’s Official Sponsor of the Harbor360 Vendor Expo.”
The VI Lottery annually contributes some 70% of its ticket sales to organizations such as the VI Public Schools, GERS Retirees Bonus Program, Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, and Veterans Affairs. If you can’t drive to VIBE, then fly or ferry into St. Thomas for VIBE and Mother’s Day. Stay at hotels offering exclusive discounted VIBE rates. Book now! vibe.vi/accommodations
BUY TICKETS NOW!
Visit vibe.vi/attend/#buy-tickets to get tickets to attend VIBE 2024 now!
• Single Day Pass: One-day access to board and tour the yachts, two free
drinks, all-day live music, cultural performances, and entry into Harbor360 Vendor Expo: 10 am – 5 pm either on May 10, 11, or 12, 2024. Under 12’s free. Promo Codes are available for Virgin Islands Residents offering up to 40% off: “VIRESIDENT” ($25), “VISENIOR” ($20), and “VISTUDENT” ($20). Visitors Promo Code use “VISITUSVI” ($28). ALL TICKETS INCLUDE TWO FREE DRINKS!
• 2-for-1, Three-day Pass: for $44 each and bring a friend with the flexibility to come and go all weekend. Or buy the VIP Admission 1-day ticket (includes Opening Ceremony) $125, or 4-day ticket is $399 includes the Opening Ceremony, priority yacht viewing, VIP lounge access within the Harbor360 Vendor Expo, all-day live music and cultural performances, daily Food & Wine Experience, plus champagne on arrival. Age 21+ only.
• Food & Wine Experience: Luncheon with complimentary wine pairings at Cutlass and Cane can be purchased as an add-on to a single-day or three-day pass for $55 (included daily in VIP tickets). Buy 4 VIBE tickets and add the Food & Wine Experience ($55pp) for Mother’s Day Lunch on May 12, for a chance at winning this bracelet from VIBE Jewelry. Promo Code: “MOTHERSDAYOUT”
• Exhibitors Opening Ceremony & Reception: Pay only $99 per person. Includes cocktails, canapes, live music, and cultural performances, on May 9, 5 pm – 7 pm.
Sponsors of VIBE include USVI Dept of Tourism, VI Lottery, Yacht Haven Grande St. Thomas, Pyper Yachts, Viya, Leatherback Brewing distributed by West Indies Company, Mutiny Island Vodka distributed by Bellows International, Island Designs Landscape & Storm Water Solutions LLC, World Cat of South Florida, USVI Economic Development Authority, Offshore Marine, Azul Marine Lending, Rockvision, Battu Studio, Cutlass & Cane, VIBE Jewelry, Sweet Fit Vi, Newcoast Financial, and Ocean Surfari.
For more information on VIBE 2024 and a schedule of events, visit www.vibe.vi.