Cup Match, Bermuda’s famous 2-day cricket match, will take place on July 30 and 31 2009 at St George’s Cricket Club (Wellington Oval, Wellington Slip Road, St George’s Parish).
Admission is $15 ($5 for children aged 5 – 12, free for children under 5 and senior citizens with ID) and tickets are available on the door.
There will be a special seating section for tourists with guides offering an insight into the game.
A series of free summer concerts in Victoria Park has been announced by the Corporation of Hamilton.
The first of the Summer Sundays in the Park will take place tomorrow and will feature live entertainment, island cuisine, and a children’s play area.
The events run from 3 pm until 8 pm. Other dates are June 7, July 12, August 9 and September 13.
The first of this year’s series of Harbour Nights will be take place tomorrow on Front Street in Hamilton.
It will run from 7 pm until 10 pm and feature live entertainment, Gombey dancers, stalls offering local arts and crafts for sale, children’s activities, food stands, and more.
Ferries depart from Royal Naval Dockyard (Kings Wharf/Heritage Wharf) at 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm, returning at 10 pm and 11 pm.
Harbour Nights run every Wednesday evening until August 26th 2009. They are organised by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Pickled Onion, Hog Penny, Flanagan’s, Café Cairo, Bermuda Bistro, Norwegian Cruise Line, the Department of Tourism, and the Department of Community & Cultural Affairs.
Bermuda’s Annual Exhibition will be held at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens April 16 to 18 2009.
To mark Bermuda’s 400th anniversary the theme of this year’s event will be ‘Celebrating 400 years of agriculture, horticulture, and tradition.’
A food and drink festival in Bermuda has been cancelled due to the current economic crisis.
The Bermuda Gourmet Getaway was scheduled to be held February 26 to March 2 2009 at the Fairmont Southampton hotel and other locations around the island.
A statement on the event’s website reads ‘Due to the current economic climate and, more importantly the effect on our various sponsors we have no choice but to postpone the 2009 event. The BGG will now be held on Thursday February 25th through Monday March 1st, 2010.’
Premier Ewart Brown announced today that the PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be held in Bermuda in 2009 and 2010.
The 2009 event will be held at the Port Royal Golf Course October 19 to 21, currently undergoing renovations and expected to open in January next year.
Premier Brown said, ‘We are so proud to extend our valued partnership with the PGA of America and the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. We’re especially proud to have an event as prestigious as the Grand Slam at Port Royal – a spectacular public golf course that belongs to the people of Bermuda and speaks loudly to our country’s commitment to the game.’
For the last 2 years the event has been held at the Mid Ocean Club.
The 4th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference gets underway tomorrow.
The 5-day conference at the Fairmont Southampton hotel will be chaired by Hollywood actor Danny Glover.
The dates were chosen to coincide with Bermuda’s Cup Match and Emancipation Day celebrations.
Tiger Woods will not play in the 2008 PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda after being forced to withdraw from the remainder of the PGA Tour season. Just days after winning the US Open and qualifying for the tournament, Woods announced that he will shortly be undergoing reconstructive knee surgery and will be need time for rehabilitation.
The news comes as a big blow for Bermuda who had hoped to bring the star to the island. Woods qualified for the event last year, the first time it had been held in Bermuda, but withdrew for personal reasons.
The PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament will be held at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda on October 14 – 15 2008. Tickets are available from www.pga.com.
The PGA of American has confirmed that the PGA Grand Slam of Golf will return to Bermuda in 2008. It will be held at the Mid Ocean Club on October 14 and 15. The off-season tournament brings together the winners of the four major men’s tournaments and will be broadcast live on TNT television.
The World Rugby Classic will be held at Bermuda’s National Sports Centre from November 4 to 10. The annual tournament features former international players and is now in its 20th year. 2006 champions the Classic Lions will be defending their title against Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina, France, Canada and the United States. Tickets for the bleachers cost $25 and are available on the door.