Bermy makes NatGeo's "Best Summer Trips of 2015"

Cup Match is Bermuda's equivalent of the Super Bowl. The main event (July 29 to August 2) pits the island's two cricket teams—St. George's and Somerset—against each other and sparks a multiday, islandwide celebration. Cup Match Summer Splash events include BeachFest on Horseshoe Bay Beach, July 31, and the Non-Mariners Race (a zany spectacle with patchwork "vessels"), August 2. The cricket competition—hosted by St. George's Cricket Club this year—is part of the island's two-day national holiday commemorating Bermuda's colonization and the end of slavery.

"If you want to experience Bermuda like a local—at its most welcoming, its most lively, its most fun—join us for Cup Match," says Shawn Crockwell, Bermuda Minister of Tourism and Transport. "All over Bermuda, you'll see locals sporting their favorite team's color: dark blue and light blue for St. George's, and dark blue and red for Somerset." And, if Cup Match is your first foray into the often confusing world of cricket wickets, stumps, bowlers, and bails, relax. "The Bermudians you sit next to in the stands will be happy to help you with the finer points of the game," Crockwell says.

Read more here