Ask most local folk what they think of when they hear ‘Bridport Hat Festival’ and it’s – of course – wearing hats, and fun. But Bridport Hat Festival has a serious side too: the Milliners and Hatters Open Competition. Distinct from the merry public competitions happening outside in Bucky Doo – also on the …
The Hat Festivals opening concert this year is at Bridport Arts Centre at 8pm on Friday 1st September 2017, featuring RSVP Bhangra. RSVP is the No 1 “Danceadelic Bhangra” band presenting a high-energy, interactive and fun Bhangra music experience – that really rocks the crowd! From legendary UK festivals such as Glastonbury, WOMAD and The …
This year we have decided to give the mad hatters of Bridport some help with their fitness! Local fitness instructor Luke Hayter will be conducting what may well be the UK’s first mass hatted fitness event. It will commence at 9am before the official opening of the Hat Festival, in South Street, which will …
We invite you to Beat Safari @ the Arts Centre for the Official Hat Festival Fringe Event on Saturday 2nd of September – Doors open from 9pm -1am. Get ready for a night of fabulous dancing music from around the world. From Reggae and Latin to Balkan Gypsy beats and Electro Blues. Something for everyone …
We are pleased to announce that Bridport’s Electric Palace is supporting the Hat Festival. The Electric Palace is hosting an event in support of the Hat Festival by showing CHURCHILL (PG), a newly released film about the final agonising hours before D-Day in 1944, as a fund-raiser for the festival, and which will increase our …
Making hats as part of their project, Bridport Primary School Reception pupils focused on a festival very close to home with the Bridport Hat Festival taking centre stage. Accompanied with their teachers, they took a welly walk to Snook’s in town to find out more about their hats. We are pleased to report that they were extremely …
MEMBERS of the Bridport Hat Festival committee, pictured, have donned their thinking caps and all manner of other headgear – and are working hard to bring this year’s festival to fruition over the first weekend in September. But the group are seeking help, as the festival is entirely run by volunteers and depends on the …
Liz, our Graphics Guru has designed a new publicity flyer for this year’s festival – and here it is!
St. Mary’s CE Primary School, Bridport held their “Night of Honour” on Thursday 2nd February 2017 at Bridport Arts Centre, during which there was an award ceremony and entertainment by the school. Nominees were put forward by the people of Bridport, and we are pleased to report that the Bridport Hat Festival has won the …
