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Bank and Public Holidays for Bermuda

A preview of the Bermuda bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2023, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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25 Dec 2018 Bermuda Amends 2019 Public Holidays (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) Bermuda's Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda, John Rankin, has announced that the Bermuda Day public holiday for 2019 would be moved from May 31 to May 24, 2019. • 01 Jun 2018 Bermuda Amends 2018 Public Holidays (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) Bermuda's Premier, David Burt, has announced that Monday, November 4, 2019, “will be declared a public holiday to mark the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese immigrants in Bermuda". • 24 Dec 2017 Bermuda Updates 2018-2021 Public Holidays (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) Following the recent passage, in both the Bermuda Senate and the Bermuda House of Assembly, of the "Public Holidays Amendment Act 2017", which amends the rules that determine the date on which Bermuda Day public holiday is celebrated, the government of Bermuda has issued a revised list of public holidays in Bermuda for the years 2018-2019-2020-2021. • 08 Dec 2017 Bermuda Senate Votes Bermuda Day Public Holiday Amendment (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) The "Public Holidays Amendment Act 2017" which is to change the date on which Bermuda Day public holiday is celebrated, from May 24th to the last Friday in May, was passed in Bermuda's Senate yesterday, after passing the House of Assembly (Bermuda's lower chamber) last month. • 19 Nov 2017 Bermuda Bermuda Day Public Holiday Voted (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) The Bill to change the date on which Bermuda Day public holiday is celebrated, the "Public Holidays Amendment Act 2017", from May 24th to the last Friday in May, has passed in the House of Assembly of Bermuda. • 04 Nov 2017 Bermuda Moves Bermuda Day Public Holiday (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) Bermuda's Minister of Social Development and Sport, Zane DeSilva, has announced that, henceforth, the annual Bermuda Day public holiday would be observed on the last Friday of May, instead of the hitherto fixed date of May 24. • 15 May 2017 Bermuda Mulls Bermuda Day Public Holiday Shift Again (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) Bermuda's Shadow Minister of Community, Youth and Sports, Michael Weeks, has once again introduced a the "Public Holidays Amendment Act" in the House of Assembly for Bermuda Day to fall on the Friday before the last Monday of May each year. • 31 Oct 2016 Bermuda 2019-2021 Public Holidays Announced (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) The government of Bermuda, has released its list of official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar years 2019-2021, as well as amending its previously-released list of the official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar years 2017, 2018 and 2019. • 05 Mar 2016 Bermuda 2016 Bank Holidays Amended (The Bermuda Monetary Authority-Hamilton) The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) which regulates the financial services sector of Bermuda, has in turn released an amended version of its previously-released annual list of the official bank holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2016. • 17 Jan 2016 Bermuda 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Bermuda Department of Communication and Information-Hamilton) The government of Bermuda, has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2018, as well as amending its previously-released list of the official non-working public holidays in Bermuda for the calendar year 2017. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Bermuda public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Bermuda, and their observances, are governed by the Public Holidays Act 1947 (Laws of Bermuda, Title 28, Item 8) of May 30th, 1947, as amended most recently by the Public Holidays Amendment Act 2008. The list of holidays is contained in the appended Schedule, which was amended by 1999:44 s.3 effective 22 December 1999; and by 2008:24 s.3 effective 1 July 2008. • Public holidays occurring on the weekend are normally moved to the following Monday. If Christmas and Boxing Day both fall on a weekend then they are observed on the following Monday and Tuesday. If December 25 is a Sunday, then the day off work for Christmas is Tuesday. • Bermuda grinds to a complete halt for two days every summer to turn its attention to a cricket game. Over 7,000 people attend one or both days. It is also broadcast live. The festive game began officially in July 1902 between the Somerset Cricket Club in the west end and the St. George's Cricket Club in the east end. Venues of the game change yearly between both clubs. The popularity of the annual game was such that it caused continued absences from employment. As a direct result, the 2-day public holiday was first introduced in 1947 and has been in effect ever since. Since 1999, a celebration of emancipation is now part of the ritual of the first day of Cup Match, formally renamed Emancipation Day. • Bermuda International Codes BM and BMU (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .bm (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Bermuda information and news: Bermuda Monetary Authority (Bermuda central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Bermuda maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Bermuda), and Wikipedia (includes Bermuda commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Bermuda, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Bermuda, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Bermuda.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2023 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Bermuda, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Bermuda, before planning any trip to Bermuda. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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