Bermuda Day is a National Holiday in Bermuda. It is always celebrated on May 24th, or the weekday nearest May 24 if that date falls on the weekend.
The highlight of the Bermuda Day Holiday, is the elaborate Heritage Day Parade in Hamilton and locals are well known to stake out particular sections along the route as much as 48 hours in advance in order to have a front seat as the runners and floats pass by!
Spredluv’s “Bermuda Day In London” aims to celebrate and promote Bermudian culture, heritage and history through music, cuisine, and more. Each year the festival continues to grow and this year (2012)
with the additional space of the West Yard along with Lockside Lounge there was plenty of room in which to sample a taste of Bermuda throughout the day with authentic Bermudian Cuisine being served off the BBQ including jerk chicken and cod fish cakes with lashings of potato salad and peas and rice on the side, and of course Bermuda’s favourite cocktails – Rum Swizzle and Dark & Stormy. N.B The Lounge stocks a range of Goslings Rum among their amazing collection of worldwide liquors!
The party continued day & night with live music from Bermudian artists
“Bermuda Day Celebrations” is a family friendly event with a Family & Kids Area, Traditional Bermuda Kite Making, a Limbo Competition, Merchandise Stalls, Games & much more …
“Spredluv” is a London based music and creative arts collective that aims to provide a platform for emerging artist from the U.K. and Abroad. With the use of live music events and related events, we bring people together through our events that feature all aspects of our artistic and musical talents.With a collective of artist, designers, poets, rappers, singers, musicians and Djs, our aim is to combine a number of talents on various platforms, thus developing events that further expand the boundaries by offering something that’s fresh and vibrant with a real family feel to it. The journey continues…”
Spredluv’s “Bermuda Day In London” aims to celebrate and promote Bermudian culture, heritage and history through music, cuisine, and more. Each year the festival continues to grow and this year (2012)
with the additional space of the West Yard along with Lockside Lounge there was plenty of room in which to sample a taste of Bermuda throughout the day with authentic Bermudian Cuisine being served off the BBQ including jerk chicken and cod fish cakes with lashings of potato salad and peas and rice on the side, and of course Bermuda’s favourite cocktails – Rum Swizzle and Dark & Stormy. N.B The Lounge stocks a range of Goslings Rum among their amazing collection of worldwide liquors!
The party continued day & night with live music from Bermudian artists
“Bermuda Day Celebrations” is a family friendly event with a Family & Kids Area, Traditional Bermuda Kite Making, a Limbo Competition, Merchandise Stalls, Games & much more …
“Spredluv” is a London based music and creative arts collective that aims to provide a platform for emerging artist from the U.K. and Abroad. With the use of live music events and related events, we bring people together through our events that feature all aspects of our artistic and musical talents.With a collective of artist, designers, poets, rappers, singers, musicians and Djs, our aim is to combine a number of talents on various platforms, thus developing events that further expand the boundaries by offering something that’s fresh and vibrant with a real family feel to it. The journey continues…”
Bermuda’s Heritage Day Parade highlights featuring gombey’s, majorettes, dancers, and more. (Qianemon Video Production)
The first Bermuda Day in 1909 marked the celebration of Queen Empress Victoria’s birthday. In England, May 24th was first known as “Empire Day” but, with the gradual shift away from Imperialism, later on became known as “Commonwealth Day”.
After the traumatic social and civil unrest of the 1970s in the isles, “Bermuda Day” was suggested as a new event name in order to ease the explosive situation among Bermudians by creating a sense of national pride and unity.
Bermuda Day (now “Heritage Day”) also includes the 13 mile Marathon Half Derby from Somerset to Hamilton.
Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Racing begins its annual season on this day also.
