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Bermuda Social Events Calendar for November 2009

Monthly diary for visitors, with many main events in this 400th year of settlement

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By Keith Archibald Forbes (see About Us) exclusively for Bermuda Online

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Bermuda stamps commemorating 400th year of settlement. See all Bermuda Online's History files beginning with the first one. It shows how Bermuda was settled in 1909. 

400th anniversary of settlement

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November 2009

Warwick Parish crestPublic Holidays.

Bermuda Public Holiday (Remembrance Day).  

Bermuda All Breed Club International Dog Show. Bermuda Botanical Gardens. 

Cruise ship season ends.

8th November, 2 pm to 6 pm. Bermuda Botanical  Society Fall Festival, Botanical Gardens. A little later than usual in 2009. With a Guy Fawkes theme.

National Audubon Society of USA annual bird count (the Bermuda Audubon Society has participated for 28 years). 

Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival. Conservation Weekend Annual Debbie Franklin Memorial Golf Tournament. 

Speaker's Annual Dinner.

World Rugby Classic Schedule.. With former internationals again representing their countries in Bermuda-based international competition.

Thanksgiving Day USA (celebrated in Bermuda at restaurants serving visitors and with Annual American Thanksgiving Day Interfaith Service with US patriotic songs, hymns and readings by the Governor. Organizers include the American Society of Bermuda). 

Annual Christmas Parade organized by Bermuda Jaycees.

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Candlelit Evening at Verdmont. Bermuda National Trust.

Sunday, November 22. Restaurant and retail festival, provided by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, starting with an arts and crafts demonstration at the No. 6 Terminal in Front Street, Hamilton, and which includes a series of events featuring retailers and restaurateurs, such as restaurants offering three-course fixed price menus for the first week and traders holding a retail festival with discounts on goods bought in store starting on Saturday, November 28.

Premier's Concert.  November 28. Will honour youth in the performing arts and will bring back past performers for this special show.

Escape to Bermuda triathlon winner 2008

2008 Event winner

December 2009

Captain John Smith

Public Holidays. Christmas Day (25th) in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.  December 26 in Australia (Boxing Day), Austria, Bermuda (Boxing Day), Canada (Boxing Day), Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland.

  • Annual Festival of Lights.
  • British style Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society Christmas pantomime, very much a part of the Christmas tradition. It is always a sell-out. Based on the UK pantomime tradition, it has a plot, jokes, political asides, costumes galore and fun. .
  • Bermuda Festival 2009 tickets available.  
  • Bermuda National Trust Christmas Walkabout
  • Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) Christmas Boat Parade & Fireworks Extravaganza, special event to mark the end of Bermuda's 400th Anniversary Year. E-mail boatparade@ibl.bm. December 12, 2009. Expected to have more boats and a bigger fireworks display.

Captain John Smith

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January  2010

Named after Roman god Janus, protector of gates and doorways.  

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Beginning of Bermuda's 400th Anniversary Year.

Public Holidays. New Year's Day (1st) in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA. Epiphany (6th) in Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observed in USA (3rd Monday in January). Australia Day in Australia. Notable days. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (actual). 

Harness racing. 

Bermuda International Race Weekend. 3-day event including Bermuda Invitational Front Street Mile, Bermuda International Marathon and Half Marathon and Bermuda International 10K and 10K Charity Walk. 

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February 2010

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Coolest month. 

Black History Education month.

 Bermuda Budget Day. 

PLP Founders Day. 

Loquats ripen. 

February 1 thru 28. Bermuda Festival continues in evenings.

Princess to Princess Road Race. 

Bermuda Society of Arts annual photographic show. 

February 10. Bermuda National Trust, annual Children's Nature Walk at Spittal Pond, 9:30 am-12:30 pm

February 21. Midshipman Dale Ceremony – St. Peter's Church, St. George’s

Heart Smart Month. Bermuda Heart Foundation. Contact Bermuda Heart Foundation at 239-2052.

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March 2010

Hamilton ParishMarch 1. St. David's Day. St. Patrick's Day.  Mothering Sunday UK).. 

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, from Harvard University, at Hamilton City Hall. First came in 1963. Oldest theatrical company in North America. First began as a secret society in 1795. Sponsored by the Bermuda Government's Department of Tourism. Ticket prices and times and information at phone 295-1727.

Bermuda International Film Festival

Annual Calcutta Tennis Tournament, Coral Beach Club. 

Hamilton Mini Grand Prix Karting races. 

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Bermuda Ladies Amateur Golf Championship.

Harvard Hasty Puddings in Bermuda

April 2010

Paget Parish crestNotable days. April Fools Day (1st). Good Friday. Easter Sunday.  Proper (not "official") Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (21st). Earth Day (22nd). Secretaries Day in USA. Arbor Day.

Spring Into The Arts festival. Soccer season ends, cricket begins. International Race Week Sailing begins.

Bermuda Philharmonic Spring Concert

Harbour Nights festival begins weekly on Wednesday evenings to October). 

Bermuda Masters Squash. Bermuda’s most elite sporting event.

Ross Blackie Talbot Charity Classic Golf.

Annual Exhibition. The Ministry of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce celebrate Bermuda’s agriculture and environmental heritage.  The theme will incorporate re-enactments and displays from the 1609 period.  The Botanical Gardens will be flourishing with four new gardens based on the oldest formal garden themes, The French Parterre, Persian Garden, English Victorian Maze and the Japanese Zen Garden; a new Agricultural Museum commemorating 400 years of farming in Bermuda; among other exciting displays. Bermuda Botanical Gardens. Fee for admission.

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Peppercorn Ceremony, St. George's.

GALLERY 400 by the Bermuda Society of Arts (BSOA). One month exhibition, to entertain, remind and inspire all Bermudians and visitors, artists and non-artists. There will be four unique receptions which will feature competitions, music, dance, fashion and special culinary delights. They will be held on on April 3rd, 9th, 17th and 24th from 5-7pm at BSOA, top floor, City Hall.

May 2010

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Public Holiday Bermuda Day - Bermuda Heritage Month, first swim of the year for locals, plus Bermuda Heritage Day Parade. Bermuda Day half marathon.  Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races. Gombey Competition. Open Golf Tournament.  .  

Annual End to End Charity Pledge Walk & Bike Ride

 Annual Reunion of Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps Overseas Association at Warwick Camp on first Saturday in May. 

Seniors Golf Amateur Championships. 

Saddle Club of Bermuda annual show. 

 

End-to-End Race by Swan's Running Club.

Island-wide Clean Up Week.   

Pembroke Parish

June 2010

Sandys Parish crestQueen's Birthday in Bermuda. By order of the Bermuda Government no longer a Public Holiday from 2009. 

Father's Day (USA and UK).

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to early October). 

Pomander Gate Tennis Tournament.

Port Royal Tennis Championships

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races

Glow worms begin shining in the ocean at night.  

Annual Fish Chowder Festival, St. George's.

Yacht race starts from USA. A classic. Held every other year.

Bermuda Society of Arts Summer Members Show

Round the Island Seagull Race.

Rubber Duck Derby, race between Ordnance Island and White Horse restaurant; and Family Fun Fair, produced by Agape House & Friends of Hospice.

Sandys Parish

Hurricane season starts. Lasts until November 30. Forecasters predict more hurricanes this year than in previous years.

The Royal Gazette Annual Hole-in-One Golf Tournament, at Riddells Bay Golf Club. With many tournament merit prizes. Categories include Juniors 10 years and younger; Juniors 11-12 years; Juniors 13-17 years; Men's Open; Ladies Open; Driver Open; Seniors Open (Over 55 years). Those who succeed in getting a hole-in-1 become a member of The Royal Gazette Hole-in-1 Club.

Bank of Bermuda Foundation International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Ranking Junior Tournament.

July 2010

For a full lusting of daily events see The Royal Gazette daily newspaper.

Smith's Parish crestCanada Day celebrated in Canada and Bermuda. 

Independence Day (4th) celebrated in USA and Bermuda.  . 

Bermuda Big Game Classic  

July 14 Bastille Day celebrated in France and Bermuda.  

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings through October 8). 

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races. 

Annual Bermuda Big Game Classic (fishing)

July 29. In 2010 it will be the 136th anniversary of Emancipation Day (First day of Cup Match Public Holiday.) Two days of Cup Match cricket. Somerset in dark blue and red, St. George's in light blue and dark blue. See Public Holidays. An annual favourite Bermuda event between these two teams, steeped in tradition and history (since 1902).  Non-cricket players will also find this well worth seeing.  Bermuda's leading attraction by far among locals, with plenty of food, music, an occasion for fashionable clothing, revelry and fun. Cricketers are officially the main attraction, with cash prizes for spectacular plays amid thunderous cheers from the crowd and much bravado from the players. The uniquely Bermudian gambling game of Crown and Anchor is much in evidence in the carnival-like atmosphere. Expect heavy road traffic to and from the event.

July 30. Somers Day. 2nd day of Public Holiday, annual cricket Cup Match Classic.

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Hurricane season.

August 2009

Public Holidays. Friendship Day (USA).

Southampton PasrishEmancipation Day celebrations continued, for  August 1. Botanical Gardens. Including music, lectures, films, crafts, and the play 'Emancipation: A Love Story', which revolves the relationship between a black man and a white woman over 400 years of history.

Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to October). 

13th (in 2009) International Sand Sculpture Competition, Horseshoe Bay..

Non-Mariners Race by Society of Non-Mariners, at Mangrove Bay in Sandys Parish

Concert in the Park - Victoria Park in City of Hamilton

Around the Island Boat Race. From Ferry Reach.

Bermuda Billfish Tournament.  

Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Races. 

Flybridge Tackle Junior Fishing Tournament. 

Trunk Island Swim. 

Around the Island Sea Gull Race. 

Glow worms begin shining in the ocean. Festival of August Moon. 

August 1 to November 30.  Hurricane season.

Southampton Parish

September 2010

Public Holidays. Labor Day (USA and Bermuda). Notable days. Patriot Day (USA). Grandparents Day (USA). Rosh Hashanah).  Citizenship Day (USA). Yom Kippur (USA). Swimming ends for many Bermudians until May 24. Soccer season begins, cricket ends. 

More events

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Harbour Nights festival (weekly on Wednesday evenings to October). 

Bermuda Jazz Festival at former Royal Naval Dockyard. Glow worms stop shining in the ocean. Last Fitted Dinghy Races until May. Lobster season starts. Annual Wahoo Tournament.  

YouthNet Fun Charity Golf Tournament

September  Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda National Trust present an exhibit of historical and contemporary art works.

spaceBacardi Cup: Bermuda National Match Racing Championship, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda. Sailed in International One Design sloops. 

Annual CD&P Grand Prix cycle race, Front Street. Exhilarating competition between some of the world’s best cyclists.

From now to November 30. Hurricane season.

St. George's Parish

October 2010

Statue of Sir George SomersGolf PGA Grand Slam in Bermuda.

Annual Gombey Festival 2010. In 2009, seven troupes perform4d 15 to 20-minute dances. Gombey tales were told and a history of the local troupes was read. 

SPCA Animal Expo & Fair at the Botanical Gardens. 10.00am to 4.00 pm   Free Entrance Fun Day for the whole family with exciting dog ring events and displays. Entrance: Berry Hill Road. Call 236 7333 or email info@spca.bm    

Bermuda Boarding School Fair. Secondary School Fair. 

YES Classic Golf tournament, Belmont Hills Golf Club. Annual event (since 2004) of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.

15th Annual Bermuda Music Festival 2010.. 

Bermuda Bravery Association Awards.  

US Army Drill TeamBermuda Tattoo 2010, a series of music, dance and military performances. in 2009, in addition to the Bermuda Regiment Band and Corps of Drums, there were bands from Nova Scotia and St. Kitts. The United States Army Drill Team was one of the spectacles in honour of the Island's 400th anniversary celebration. The group joined the Bermuda Regiment and more than 400 musicians, dancers and performers from around the world for the event Drill members use bayonet-tipped 1903 Springfield rifles, with a unique drill that is not normally performed in standard shows. It involves the drill team's signature maneuvers the Hat Band, the Ripple Line, the Soloist Performance and Front-to-Rear-Overhead Rifle Toss. The latter is a routine where members from the front row alternately toss and spin ten-pound rifles to a member in the back row. The throws can reach as high as 15 feet and are caught with one hand. The US army brought 16 soldiers to Bermuda on October 18, 12 of which are involved in the primary performance unit. The drill team was established in 1948. Soldiers are required to concentrate on precise marching and crisp rifle drill. The event will take place at the Bermuda Maritime Museum Keep Yard and starts at 7.30 p.m.  In the 2009 event, tickets cost between $40 and $80.

Round-the-Sound Long Distance Swimming Race. 

Sir John Cox Annual Yacht Race

World Bird Count

Bermuda Gold Cup,  Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton Harbor.  

Bermuda International Open Golf Championships

Daylight Saving ends. 

Halloween  

From now  to November 30. Hurricane season.

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