Joylina Goodings will be giving Psychic Hat Readings on HatFest day at Millennium Green. Joylina has been working for 20 years as a professional, psychic, clairvoyant, tarot, angel and soul card reader, healer, teacher and author. She was President of the British Astrological & Psychic Society and continues to give readings and teach around the …
“Crown, bonnet or a hat from Locke’s – a hat is the least necessary element of clothing but also the most powerful”. We are pleased to announce that Clair Hughes, an independent scholar, will be giving a talk at The Bull Hotel, at 2.15pm on HatFest day. It will about Royal Hats, and is titled …
Take inspiration from Bridport Museum’s fascinating objects and make a hat so you are Hatfest ready! Bridport Museum is running a family event on Wednesday 29th August, 11:00am – 3:00pm. Come and dress up in some historic hats in the Museum to take a walk back in time! Then make yourself a hat inspired by …
We are starting to receive entries for the 2018 competition, and here they are!
Our esteemed patron Hank Wangford hosts the Hat Fest’s closing party at the Bridport Arts Centre on Saturday 1st September 2018 at 8pm. Hank will appear with a clasic all-star, hard-core line-up of country musicians, the Lost Cowboys: Martin Belmont – Stratocaster and a giant on the fearsome Fender 6-String Bass, Martin is ex-Graham Parker …
Chill out and relax with Tim in Bridport’s Borough Garden on Hat Festival day at 2 – 3pm! Timothy Beckett is an acoustic singer-songwriter based in Southampton. His lyrics tell tales of personal memories, tinder mishaps and murderous ex-girlfriends. With 2018 bringing a list of UK shows and a debut double EP being release entitled …
Here’s our new flyer for the 2018 HatFest. To download a copy just click here, print it out – and spread the word!
Local organisations were amongst those to benefit from Bridport Hat Festival donations at a presentation party held in December at festival-supporting hostelry The Ropemakers. Four good causes collected cheques on the night, with one more having already received its share – Bridport Mind Fest, held for the first time in October, was given a donation …
Here are short clips (courtesy of the BBC) of news items broadcast by BBC Spotlight over HatFest weekend.
We proudly present the prizewinners of the 2017 Milliners & Hatters Open Competition FIRST PRIZE: ‘In an English Country Garden’ by Louise Clark Taking the top spot was Louise Clark, of Kettering in Northamptonshire, who won the £500 first prize with her dazzling entry, an entirely hand-made headpiece entitled ‘In an English Country Garden’. Louise …