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Visitor VIP Package For Peppercorn Ceremony
This year’s Peppercorn Ceremony on April 24 will be enhanced with a VIP package, offering visitors a cultural experience they can’t get anywhere else, the BTA said, explaining that the package created high demand among visitors in 2018, nearly selling out in its pilot year. “The Peppercorn Ceremony VIP package sold very well last year and the... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Annual Peppercorn Ceremony
[Updated with photos] Following a tradition that began over 200 years ago, the annual Peppercorn Ceremony is taking place in St George’s this morning [April 23] and you can tune in and watch live below. The King’s Square ceremony requires the Governor to accept the annual peppercorn ‘rent’ paid by Freemasons for use of the State House. Live... Read more of this article
BTA Offer $40 Visitor Package For Peppercorn
The Bermuda Tourism Authority is bringing new elements to this year’s Peppercorn Ceremony to lure more visitors to the annual event in St. George on April 23rd. This only-in-Bermuda occurrence is a unique display of the island’s British cultural influences – bringing together modern-day dignitaries and centuries-old traditions that date back to... Read more of this article
Photos: Peppercorn Ceremony In St. George’s
The Peppercorn Ceremony took place yesterday [Apr 19] in St. George’s, following a tradition which first began in 1816, with this year’s event also being attending by the visiting Town Criers. Marked by pomp, circumstance, and pageantry, the King’s Square ceremony requires the Governor to accept the annual peppercorn rent paid by Freemasons... Read more of this article
Photos: 2016 Peppercorn Ceremony
The 200th Peppercorn Ceremony took place this morning [Apr 20] in St. George’s, following a tradition which first began in 1816. Marked by pomp, circumstance, and pageantry, the King’s Square ceremony requires the Governor to accept the annual peppercorn rent paid by Freemasons for use of the State House. The State House was built in 1620 and is... Read more of this article
200th Peppercorn Ceremony Set For Wednesday
The 200th anniversary of the Annual Peppercorn Ceremony will be held on Wednesday morning [April 20] in King’s Square, St. George’s and expects to see masons visiting from overseas to take part in this year’s ceremony which starts at 11.00am. The Peppercorn Ceremony takes place every year on King’s Square in the Towne of St George, Bermuda... Read more of this article
Pre-Peppercorn Ceremony Reception Planned
Hosted by Fort St. Catherine, a Pre-Peppercorn Ceremony Sunset Reception will be held on Monday, April 18, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm under the distinguished patronage of The Mayor of St. George, Quinell Francis. This free event will feature an open house to explore the fort and a fashion show with the sale of locally designed hats, fascinators and headpieces. There... Read more of this article
BBC News: Special Ceremony, 200th Anniversary
[Written by Adrienne Smatt, Bermuda Broadcasting Co.] The 200th Peppercorn Ceremony takes place later this month and organizers are planning to go all out to mark the anniversary. In a ceremony steeped in tradition, the Governor each year accepts one peppercorn from Freemasons, as annual rent for use of the Old State House in St. George’s. Martin... Read more of this article
Photos: Peppercorn Ceremony In St. George’s
The annual Peppercorn Ceremony took place this morning [Apr 22] in St. George’s, following a tradition which first began in 1816. Marked by pomp, circumstance, and pageantry, the King’s Square ceremony requires the Governor to accept the annual peppercorn rent paid by Freemasons for use of the State House. The State House was built in 1620 and is... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: St George’s Peppercorn Ceremony
[Updated with video] Despite the less than co-operative weather, the annual Peppercorn Ceremony took place this morning [Apr 23] in St. George’s, following a tradition which first began in 1816. Marked by pomp, circumstance and pageantry, the King’s Square ceremony requires the Governor to accept the annual peppercorn rent paid by Freemasons for... Read more of this article
Video: 2013 St George’s Peppercorn Ceremony
Even cloudy skies and the threat of rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the large crowd which turned out at King’s Square in St. George’s yesterday [Apr 24] for the pomp and pageantry of the annual Peppercorn ceremony. Governor George Fergusson, in all his ceremonial finery, inspected the band and troops of the Bermuda Regiment... Read more of this article
Photo Gallery: 2013 Peppercorn Ceremony
The Peppercorn Ceremony took place this morning [Apr 24] in St. George’s, following a tradition which first began in 1816. The slightly inclement weather did not stop crowds from coming out, with groups of school children lining the square to watch the pomp and pageantry. Marked by pomp, circumstance and pageantry, the King’s Square ceremony requires... Read more of this article
