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Video: Bermuda Gombey Festival Virtual Gallery
Bernews’ latest virtual art photo gallery features the 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival, which was recently held at the Botanical Gardens, showcasing the island’s iconic Gombey culture. The annual event featured performances by various Gombey troupes from across Bermuda with attendees experiencing the vibrant music, dance, and regalia that characterizes... Read more of this article
Gombey Festival A ‘Resounding Success’
“The energy was phenomenal,” said Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Owen Darrell following this weekend’s Bermuda Gombey Festival. A Government spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s Gombey Festival was a resounding success as hundreds gathered at the beautiful Botanical Gardens on Saturday, October 26th, to celebrate the island’s... Read more of this article
Photo Set II: 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival
The 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival took place this weekend at the Botanical Gardens, showcasing the island’s iconic Gombey culture. The annual event featured performances by various Gombey troupes from across Bermuda with attendees experiencing the vibrant music, dance, and regalia that characterizes this traditional Bermudian art form. A government... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Bermuda Gombey Festival
[Updated with photos] The 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival is taking place this evening [Oct 26] at the Botanical Gardens, and you can tune in and watch live below. A Government spokesperson previously said, “The annual Bermuda Gombey Festival is a family-friendly event that celebrates the island’s rich Gombey heritage, showcasing the talents of local... Read more of this article
Hendricksons, Parsons & Wilson To Be Honoured
Robert Wilson of Gombey Evolution Troupe, Dennis Parsons of Places Gombeys and the late Lawrence “Stickers” Hendrickson Jr and Carolyn “Granny” Hendrickson will be honored at this evening’s Bermuda Gombey Festival, which is set to start at 5pm at the Botanical Gardens. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Culture is... Read more of this article
Gombey Festival To Take Place On October 26
The 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival will take place on Saturday [Oct 26] at the Botanical Gardens. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is pleased to announce that one of Bermuda’s most electrifying cultural traditions is back. “The 2024 Bermuda Gombey Festival will take place on Saturday, October 26th, at the... Read more of this article
2024 Gombey Festival To Feature Seven Troupes
The Bermuda Gombey Festival next month will feature seven active Gombey troupes — Gombey Evolution, Gombey Warriors, H&H, Place’s, Warwick, Phoenix and Vibe Tribe – Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Owen Darrell said. Speaking in the Senate today [Sept 30] the Minister said, “It is my absolute pleasure to speak to you... Read more of this article
Gombey Festival Event Cancelled This Year
The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport advised that “despite repeated rescheduling of the Gombey Festival, the weather conditions have forced organisers to cancel this year’s showcase.” Minister Owen Darrell stated, “I am saddened to have to cancel the Gombey festivities this year due to uncooperative weather. I certainly hope the... Read more of this article
Gombey Festival Postponed Until November 4
The Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sport has decided to postpone the Gombey Festival Showcase to November 4, 2023. A Government spokesperson said, “Due to inclement weather forecast for this weekend, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport has decided to postpone the Gombey Festival Showcase until Saturday, 4 November, 2023. “Following... Read more of this article
Gombey Festival Postponed Until Oct 21
The Gombey Festival Showcase – which was originally scheduled for this Saturday – has been postponed until Saturday, October 21st. A Government spokesperson said, “The public is advised that due to the forecast unsettled weather conditions in the coming days, a decision has been made to postpone this Saturday’s Gombey Festival... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Bermuda Gombey Festival
The 2022 Bermuda Gombey Festival event is being held this weekend, with the showcase held last night [Oct 8] at the Bermuda Botanical Gardens Main Show Ring, providing an evening of entertainment featuring the Place’s New Generation Gombeys, Gombey Warriors, H&H Gombeys, Gombey Evolution Troupe and the Warwick Gombeys. Minister of Youth, Culture... Read more of this article
Four People Honoured At Gombey Festival
The Bermuda Gombey Festival is taking place this weekend, and as part of the event four people — Philip “Marlo” DeShields, Charles “Nature Boy” Wade, Ivan “Dancer” Trott, and in memoriam Willis “Oldman” Ondray Steede Sr — have been honoured for “their involvement with Bermuda’s various Gombey troupes and for their... Read more of this article
