An article in USA Today lists Bermuda as a top destination for the coming winter months with the Bermuda Music Festival and Bermuda Culinary Arts Festival listed as major attractions.

The tenth anniversary Bermuda Music Festival begins October 5 and features three days of performances at the Royal Naval Dockyard.

Main stage performers include Joss Stone, Patti Labelle and Al Green, and a second stage spotlights local Bermudian artists. General admission tickets start at $60 for one day or $160 for a three-day pass.

This is followed by a gastronomic feast on October 21 with the Culinary Arts Festival.

Some of North America?s top chefs visit the Island for four days of food and wine tastings, seminars and cooking competitions. Participating chefs include Todd English and Michael Lomonaco, among others.

Three-day all-inclusive festival passes start at $649 per person, but you can also purchase separate tickets for individual events. A one-day pass to the grand food and wine tasting costs $79 per person, and chef and winemaker dinners at the island?s top restaurants cost $149 per person.

Distributed across the United States daily, USA Today goes on to feature some of Bermuda?s other ?winter attractions? including golf and tennis.

?With fewer visitors on the island than during the summer, you may have an easier time getting prime tee times or a spot on the courts. It?s also still warm enough to enjoy the island?s pink sand beaches and go swimming, because the water retains the summer?s heat longer than the air. Of course, you can always shop in the city of Hamilton?s upscale boutiques and arts and crafts shops.?

The article lists special airfares to Bermuda with US Airways Vacations offering $50 off four-night packages that include airfare, airport transfers and accommodations for travel October 1 through 8.