events Calendar & Information
Events, Meetups and Competitions
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Please note that timings are approximate, and dates and locations can change with unforeseen circumstances. Please double check any meetings or events with the organisers before journeying out.
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Upcoming Events
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The British Beard And Moustache Championships 2026
We’re excited to welcome you all to BBMC26 at the Park Hotel Kilmarnock this August — it’s shaping up to be an incredible event!
The World Beard And Moustache Championships 2027
The news you’ve all been waiting for, the Liverbeards Boss Beard and Moustache Championships are coming back for 2026!
Not The Beer And Beards Festival
Out of town, we’re meeting at The Three Horseshoes at St. Albans for a Capital Beards event in this large and cosy pub with a huge garden, great beer and an exciting menu. Plenty of parking if you’re coming by road. The original event planned for this day has been cancelled but the determined men of Capital Beards will still meet there regardless!
The Boss Beard and Moustache Championships
The news you’ve all been waiting for, the Liverbeards Boss Beard and Moustache Championships are coming back for 2026!
Christmas Lunch 2025
Change of venue! We will now be meeting at The Albion Ale & Cider House.
Harveys Brewery, Dancing in the Old
A day to celebrate the arrival of Harvey’s new ales with Morris dancing and free beer until we’ve drunk it all!
The Straw Jack
The South Saxon Beardsmen will join with the Gentlemen of Capital Beards to celebrate the tradition of the Straw Jack.
Purbeck Valley Farm Folk Festival
The Beard Off started back in 2012 and has now been a really fun and exciting part of Purbeck Valley Folk Festival ever since!
The Summer Beardness, A National Event
The annual summer meeting of The British Beard Club brings together members from all over to feast and drink together and enjoy a lively discussion together with plenty of friendly banter.
The Beard Meets Beer Festival 2025
Come ye with your beards to join us at this rambling 18th century country pub just along from the City of St Albans to celebrate a great union of beards and beer.
Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green
Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green celebrates the coming of Summer on Bank Holiday Monday in Hastings.
The Big Shave, 7th Beard and Moustache Competition
The big shave followed by the six month sprint and culminating in The 7th Beard and Moustache Competition.
Samhain Celtic Celebration
Celebrate the end of the harvest time with Celtic storytelling in an ancient Roundhouse!
The Big Shave
It’s the Big Shave followed by a 6 month sprint and culminating in the 7th Beard Competition.
British Beard & Moustache Championships, Plymouth
The 2024 British Beard & Moustache Championships takes place at The Duke of Cornwall Hotel, and is sponsored by Honest Amish. The organisers are the team behind the Devon & Cornwall Beard & Moustache Championships (DCBMC).
Free Beer at Harveys Brewery, Lewes
National Event, free beer at the brewery until we have drunk it all! Get to it before the Morris men do.
Burning of the Straw Jack, Carshalton
The South Saxon Beardsmen will join the gentlemen of Capital Beards for the annual celebration of the burning of the Straw Jack. This is always a great day out at one of those old pagan festivals we love so much.
The Ayrshire Beard and Moustache Championships
Ayrshire's first ever beard and moustache championships! Welcoming some of the UK's finest facial rugs!
Fast and Hairy Beard Competition
Warwickshire Beard Association and Gasoline Juice present fast and hairy a beard competition with an automotive twist. raising money for Mission Motorsport.