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Bermuda Day float winners announced

Prospect Preschool won first place in Natural Heritage Float and Best Preschool Float (Photograph supplied)

The Department of Culture unveiled the winners of the Bermuda Day Parade float competition today.

The first place award for the Natural Heritage Float went to Prospect Preschool which also won the award for the Best Preschool Float.

The Bermuda College won first place in the Art Float category and the award for the Best Historical Float as well as the Premier’s Award for Best Float.

Bermuda College won first place in the Art Float and earned the Best Historical Float and the Premier’s Award for Best Float (Photograph supplied)

CedarBridge Academy took a raft of awards including second place in the Natural Heritage Float category and the Dr Marjorie Bean Award for Best High School Float as well as The Bermudian Excellence Award and first place in the Upcycled Float for the CedarBridge Academy Cars.

CedarBridge Academy floats and cars won awards including second place for Natural Heritage Float, first place in Upcycled Float, Dr Marjorie Bean Award for Best High School Float and The Bermudian Excellence Award (Photograph supplied)

The Department of Sport and Recreation float won Best Tribute Award for its entry in memory of Zaniko Hendrickson, a prominent cultural figure as a member of the H&H Gombeys.

Mr Hendrickson, who passed away in 2025, was remembered as “a young leader whose influence spanned culture, sport and community life, and whose commitment to service was evident in everything he did”.

The Department of Sport and Recreation float won Best Tribute Award for the float in memory of Zaniko Hendrickson, a prominent cultural figure as a member of the H&H Gombeys (Photograph supplied)

• Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP-cL9uiB9U to re-watch this year’s parade

Bermuda Day Parade winners

Natural Heritage Float, first place: Prospect Preschool

Natural Heritage Float, second place: CedarBridge Academy Float

Natural Heritage Float, third place: Vasco da Gama Club

Upcycled Float, first place: CedarBridge Academy Cars

Upcycled Float, second place: YouthVision Promotions

Upcycled Float, third place: St George's Original Dancerettes

Art Float, first place: Bermuda College

Art Float, second place: One Body in Christ Movement For God’s Purpose Float

Art Float, third place: Bermuda Prayer Centre

School Box Carts, first place: Whitney Institute Middle School

Box Carts, second place: St David's Primary School

Box Carts, third place: Dellwood Middle School

Special Awards (Open to all Judged Categories):

Premier’s Award for Best Float (Open for all 3 float categories): Bermuda College

Reggie Ming Award for Most Beautiful Float (Open for all 3 float categories): Somersfield Academy

Minister’s Award for Most Original Float (Open for all 3 float categories): Department of Culture

Ruth Thomas Award for Best Heritage Float (Open for Natural Heritage float category): St David’s Islanders and Native Community

Best Preschool Float: Prospect Preschool

Dr Kenneth E Robinson Award for Best Primary School Float: St David’s Primary School

Mr George Leon Burt Award for Best Box Cart: Whitney Institute

Dr Marjorie Bean Award for Best High School Float: CedarBridge Academy Float

Best Individual Float: Stop the Violence Bermuda

LCCA Award for Best Charity Float: The Portuguese Cultural Association with Vasco da Gama

Lowdru Robinson Award for Best Government Department: Department of Culture

The Bermudian Excellence Award: CedarBridge Academy Car

Best Historical Float: Bermuda College

Most Community Spirit Float: The Association of Filipinos in Bermuda

Milestone Celebration Award: St. George's Original Dancerettes

The Resilience Award: The Association of Filipinos in Bermuda

Best Tribute Award: Department of Sport and Recreation

Most Faithful Award: Bermuda Prayer Centre

The Department of Culture took the Lowdru Robinson Award for Best Government Department (Photograph supplied)
Prospect Preschool won first place in Natural Heritage Float and Best Preschool Float (Photograph supplied)
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Published May 23, 2026 at 4:00 pm (Updated May 23, 2026 at 4:01 pm)

Bermuda Day float winners announced

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