Category: Community
Photos/Video: MarketPlace Santa Claus Parade
[Updated with photos] The streets of Hamilton are lined with people this evening [Dec 1] as crowds are out to watch the annual Marketplace Christmas Parade; an always popular event which features a wide array of groups. We will have a photo gallery later on, and in the meantime you can view our coverage of past Christmas parades here, and the live video... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: St Anthony’s Christmas Fair
St. Anthony’s Church held their annual Christmas Fair & Car Boot on Saturday [Nov 30] at their Middle Road, Warwick location with vendors lining the field, on the porch and in the top parking lot. The event featured Portuguese donuts, raffle baskets, White Elephant, toys, baked goods, games, fun castles, silent auction, plants, hot lunch, books,... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Christmas Town Market Event
Friends of Hospice hosted their inaugural “Christmas Town” event on Saturday [Nov 30] at Peace Lutheran Church on South Shore Road in Paget. The Christmas market fundraiser saw the sale of Christmas trees, wreaths, table top trees, and included a number of vendors offering a variety of gift items for purchase. In Motion School of Dance provided... Read more of this article
Photos: Kaleidoscope Jamboree Fundraiser
The Kaleidoscope Arts Foundation [KAF] hosted their seventh annual Kaleidoscopic Jamboree fundraiser yesterday [Nov 16] in their backyard on the corner of Parsons Road and Jubilee Road in Devonshire. Organizers previously said, “Kaleidoscope will be bringing the 1975 eco-based classic ‘Michael Bird Boy’ to life. Michael Bird Boy, written by Tomie... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: BUEI Harbourside Market
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] hosted their annual Harbourside Market event on Saturday [Nov 16] with jolly ole Santa making an appearance. The 9-minute live video replay is below: The free event featured more than forty vendors spread over three floors offering a variety of holiday gifts, as well as a raffle draw, photos with... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Community Hula Hoop Event
A community hula hoop event was held today [Nov 12] at the car park of the Shelly Bay MarketPlace, with a number of people — ranging from students to Governor John Rankin — testing out their hula hooping skills. The event was hosted by Hamilton Parish Constable Litanya Smith as part of the police community policing initiative. Related... Read more of this article
Photos: Xtreme Sports Open Fun Zone Facility
Xtreme Sports Bermuda, hosts of the annual Xtreme Sports Corporate Games and Life Size Inflatable Sports rentals, have launched their permanent location, ‘Xtreme Sports Fun Zone’ in Commercial Park in St Davids. The Fun Zone features a 1,400 square foot indoor Nerf Gun arena accompanied by a 1,400 square foot indoor skating rink, a Slime... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Peddlers Porch At Somersfield
Somersfield Academy held its “Peddler’s Porch” event today [Nov 9] with vendors selling a large range of products including gift items, baked goods, used items, candles, hot dogs and more. The 19-minute live video replay is below: Today’s inclement weather did not stop the annual flea market sale from going on and the parking lot was filled... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Portuguese Procession of Faith
In celebration of the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants in Bermuda, a series of events have been scheduled for this weekend, including the Procession of Faith held this afternoon [Nov 3] after a special church Mass at St. Theresa’s Cathedral. The Mass was attended by Bishop Wes Spiewak, His Excellency the President... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Holiday Community Block Party
In celebration of the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants in Bermuda, a series of events have been scheduled for this weekend, including the Portuguese Holiday Community Block Party held last night [Nov 2] on Reid Street. Sponsored by the Vasco da Gama Club, the evening kicked off at 6.00pm. The event featured the Portuguese... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Children’s Reading Festival
The Bermuda Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated held their 20th Annual Children’s Reading Festival today [Nov 2] at Victoria Park in Hamilton. The 12-minute live video replay is below: The event aims to promote literacy by providing a free book to children from infants to P6. The day was filled with books, fun castles,... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Bermuda Halloween Festivities
Adults joined children tonight [Oct 31] and got into the spirit of Halloween, dressing up in costumes and making their way to various homes and events. A few houses were decorated for the occasion with “creepy music” and sound effects to add to the Halloween experience. Ghouls, goblins and scary monsters were out in numbers when Calvin Simons hosted... Read more of this article
