Bermuda Day

Bermuda Day is one of the best visitor-facing holidays on the calendar because you can watch it unfold in layers: serious runners early, street energy building by midday, then a full parade of bands, floats, majorettes, and Gombeys through the capital.

The holiday also carries traditions locals take seriously, from the first ocean swim of the season to the first business-day wearing of Bermuda shorts, so it feels bigger than a parade and more like the island flipping the switch into summer mode.