An Easter tradition in St George’s that has flourished over the decades into a religious, community and tourism experience brought hundreds thronging the lanes of the Olde Towne today.

Led by the Salvation Army Band, the Walk to Calvary, which dates back to the 1980s, is a Good Friday performance of the final hours of Christ, setting out from Ebenezer Methodist Church and closing with the Crucifixion at Ordnance Island.

Among the onlookers below the Unfinished Church, where dozens of performers re-enacted Christ at Gethsemane, was Steven Hayward, there for his fifth year in a row.

“It just makes me feel good to see people coming out and the tourists watching,” he said. “It gets bigger and bigger every year.”

Stopping by King’s Square was artist Jill Raine, enjoying the togetherness of the event — helped by the interlude of sunshine.

“All of the people here are part of it, from grannies down to little children,” Ms Raine said.

“Every year, I nip down for a little while to see it. It’s local theatre — it’s real, it’s honest. That’s what I’m here for.”

Bermuda’s version of a worldwide religious event had the Bermuda Tourism Authority on board for the first time this year, in partnership with the East End Ministerial Alliance.