Programme for 2024 Bridport Hat Fetival.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME – Do check for updates THURSDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2024 • 7.30 pm Hat Auction at Bridport & West Dorset Club, South Street, Bridport. A fun event hosted by Bridport’s celebrated auctioneer, Jim Rowe. FRIDAY 6th SEPTEMBER • 9.15 pm Music with free entry at The Ropemakers, West Street. HATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER BUCKY DOO …

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2024 Hat Festival Bags

The HatFest bag tree has once again fruited, and this year’s HatFest bags are now available in T. Snook, hatters; at the Tourist Information Centre; at the Hat Auction on Thursday 5th September and at the HatFest on 7th September. The bags are printed locally in Bridport and the design is by Local artist Liz …

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The Most Elegant Ensemble Public Competition 2pm at Millennium Green.

The Most Elegant Ensemble Public Competition will be held on HatFest day, Saturday 7th September 2024 at Millennium Green from 2pm. Judging will be at 3pm. There will be prizes of a Snook’s voucher of value £125 for the lady, £125 for the gentleman and £250 for the couple – sporting the most stylish and …

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2023 Shop Window Competition

 

The award for the Best Hatted Window 2023 was presented to Nicola Pugsley of Battens Solicitors by Harriet from Staggs – the award sponsor. Nicola said, “We are so proud to have both won and been part of this wonderful and fun event for the community and businesses. We had a lot of fun designing and creating our window and certainly noticed a lot of passers-by smiling and enjoying the display – we are already thinking about next year’s entry!”.

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