Drums pound, peacock feathers flash, and Hamilton’s Front Street erupts in joy — Bermuda Day is the island’s beating heart, a national celebration of Bermudian heritage, resilience, and community. The Heritage Parade has marched every fourth Friday in May since 1979, from the Royal Bermuda Regiment Band and float-filled avenues to the electrifying Gombey dancers and the dawn-to-noon Half Marathon Derby from St. George’s. It’s the day Bermuda officially declares summer open — and proof that this island’s culture is as vivid as its turquoise water. Teach English in Bermuda