Calendar of Special Events in Bermuda

January/February
  • Bermuda Marathon/Half Marathon international races
  • Bermuda Festival (International Arts Festival) - everything from organ music to modern jazz, from barbershop quartets to plays and aerobatic displays
  • Annual Regional Bridge Tournament
  • Lobster Pot Golf Tournament at Castle Harbour
  • Bermuda Golf Festival (extending into March)
  • Valentine's Mixed Foursome at St. George Golf Course
March/April
  • Bermuda Round Dance Festival
  • Bermuda Square Dance Convention
  • Bermuda All-Breed Championship Dog Show
  • Annual Street Festival
  • Pro-Am Easter Lily Golf Tournament (for ladies)
  • Easter Rugby Classic (International)
  • Bermuda Youth Football Cup (local and foreign teams)
  • Open Houses and Gardens
  • Agricultural Show
  • Peppercorn Ceremony (pageant focusing on the State House in St George)
May/June
  • Heritage Month - continuous events and displays
  • Beating of the Retreat Ceremonies (night-time displays held every week
    in the summer months in Hamilton, Dockyard and St George alternately)
  • International Yacht Race Week
  • Dayton - Bermuda Yacht Race
  • Bermuda Day Parade (24th May)
  • Queen's Birthday Parade (21st June)
  • Single handed Newport - Bermuda Yacht Race (odd years)
  • Newport - Bermuda Yacht Race (even years)
  • Annapolis - Bermuda Ocean Yacht Race (even years)
  • Marion - Bermuda Yacht Race (alternate years)
July/August
  • Cricket Cup  Match (2 - day festival of East v West)
  • Round the Island Powerboat Race
  • Bermuda Hockey Festival (may go into September)
September/October
  • Bermuda Triathlon
  • International Yacht Races in Great Sound
  • Omega International Gold Cup Yacht Races
November/December
  • Opening of Parliament
  • Bermuda All-Breed Dog Show
  • Remembrance Day
  • World Rugby Classic (international)
  • Bermuda Lawn Tennis Competition
  • Bermuda Goodwill Golf Tournament
  • Boxing Day - appearance of the dancing Gombeys!