Bermuda 400th Anniversary | Bermuda

Bermuda is in the midst of its greatest celebration in history, the 400th anniversary of its founding. In 1609, the flagship of the second expedition sent to America by the Virginia Company of London, named the Sea Venture, was wrecked off the shores of Bermuda (providing the theme of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”). The subsequent rescue one year later of the Jamestown colony in Virginia by the survivors of that shipwreck, is one of the most important stories of the western world. The anniversary gives the opportunity to honour and showcase the Bermuda people, the culture, and the events that have helped to build Bermuda over the past 400 years and make it what it is today. For more information, visit the official anniversary website.