A new Hat Festival “Fringe Event” is announced! On HatFest day, Saturday 2nd September, the Othona Community are holding an Open Day at their beautiful house and grounds situated on the Coast Road, Burton Bradstock. It starts at 2.30pm, after the on-street public hat competitions in Bridport town centre; from 2.30pm to 5pm there will …
The latest crop of Bridport Hat Festival bags features a very glam hatted lady in front of the iconic cliffs (she’d be at the end of East pier) in the company of some inevitable gulls. The bags come in seven colours – Violet, Peacock Blue, Raspberry, Bubble-gum, Emerald Green, Olive Green & Burgundy – and …
The penultimate event of the Bridport Hat Festival is our Tea Dance. This charming and sophisticated event is being held, courtesy of the Bull Hotel, on Sunday 3rd September 2017. Arrive at 1.45 for a 2pm start. Hosted by Glenn Bayliss in the beautiful Bull Hotel ballroom, tickets are £10 and are available now from …
Waitrose have generously included The HatFest in August’s Community Matters green token scheme. So, when shopping at Waitrose, do place your token in the HatFest section of the Community Matters box. Since its launch in 2008, the national scheme has donated £14 million to local causes chosen by the customers. Each month every Waitrose branch …
Children love these hands-on creative workshops. All materials are provided and the sessions are run by local artist Mickey Bonome. So phone 01308 250350 to reserve a place on these brilliant workshops. This young lady even won a prize on HatFest day with her wacky creation!
The good people of Bridport arriving at the Electric Palace. With a 1940’s theme the audience were greeted by the sight of two WW2 jeeps, one either side of the foyer entrance and staff and many audience members dressed in 40’s style. There was a 1940’s picture quiz, prizes for the best lady’s and best …
CRACK THE CHURCHILL CODE COMPETITION! – IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRIC PALACE’S HATFEST FUNDRAISING EVENT: A SCREENING OF CHURCHILL (PG) ON SATURDAY 22 JULY 2017 AT 7:30pm. A fun treasure hunt to find where Churchill has been seen in Bridport shop windows! The entry form costs £1 and is available from: Bridport Tourist Information Centre & …
Our esteemed patron Hank Wangford hosts the Hat Fest’s closing party at the Electric Palace on Sunday 3rd September 2017 at 7:30pm Hank Wangford will appear with his all-star, hard-core country musicians, the Lost Cowboys; The line-up for the Cowboys is Martin Belmont (lead guitars), BJ Cole (pedal steel & dobro), Kevin Foster (bass), …
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 …