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When To Go

Bermuda merits its exclusive, expensive reputation during high season (mid April—October), dubbed "Beach & Sizzle Season." Shoulder season and best bang for buck is late March-early April or early November (ironically, the tail end of hurricane season when the island slowly begins slumbering); the climate is usually temperate. Rates plummet in low season, November 15-March 31, now promoted as Golf & Spa Season. Even in the dead of winter, temperatures rarely dip below 50F.

Mini-festivals, beach parties, and street fairs animate nearly every night in season. May is Heritage Month, with numerous cultural and sporting events culminating in parades. In spring, many private homes and gardens open for tours on Wednesday afternoons. Summer sees various major cricket test matches, sailing regattas, golf and tennis tournaments; August's top-notch Bermuda Music Festival (www.bermudamusicfestival.com) attracts such performers as Seal, Natalie Cole, and Al Green while the Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival (www.bermudaculinaryarts.com) lures such top toques as Todd English, Tom Colicchio, and Anthony Bourdain. Festivals galore liven the rest of the year, including the month-long early-winter Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts (www.bermudafestival.org), February's annual International Love Festival, and March's Bermuda International Film Festival (www.bermudafilmfest.com). Check the tourism website (www.bermudatourism.com) for additional international golf and tennis tournaments.

When To Go

High season:
Mid-April to October.

Low season:
November 1 to March 31

Best bang for your buck:
Late March to early April & early November

See Bermuda Travel Guide