What's on in Hamilton, Bermuda through the year

Quiet — travelers describe it as quiet, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Low season (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Low season (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Low season (1 Dec – 15 Mar (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Busy — Bermuda Day

• Season

  Sea warm enough to swim

  20 May – 10 Nov · usually

  The Gulf Stream keeps the water in far later than the latitude suggests, and October is still comfortable without a wetsuit. Between January and April it is genuinely cold.

• Holiday

  Bermuda Day

  22–27 May · usuallyNational holidayCrowdedClosures

  A parade through Hamilton with majorettes and Gombey troupes, a half marathon derby in the morning, and by island convention the first day anyone gets in the sea. Front Street closes for it. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Hazard

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  The official season runs June to November and the activity is concentrated from mid-August to mid-October. Bermuda sits in the track and builds for it; the practical risk is a cancelled flight, not a ruined week. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually))

Busy — Cup Match, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Cup Match

  30–31 JulNational holidayCrowdedClosuresBook early

  Two days of cricket between Somerset and St George's that double as Emancipation Day and Mary Prince Day. The island shuts, everyone camps or takes a boat out, and nothing else happens that week. Source ↗

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Cup Match (30–31 Jul)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Sea warm enough to swim (20 May – 10 Nov (usually)), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Low season

  1 Dec – 15 Mar · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

  The cruise ships stop, some resorts close for the winter and rates fall by half. What is left is windy, mild and geared to golf and the arts festival rather than the beach.