(Provisional – Do check for updates!}
Thu 3th Sep Hat Auction & Raffle at Bridport & West Dorset Club
Fri 4th Sept 9pm Music at the Ropemakers
Bridport Hat Festival is run by volunteers with profits to head-related charities including Brain Tumour Research, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust & other local related charities.
HAVE FUN & BE GENEROUS!
Bridport Hat Festival Programme
Welcome to the 2026 Bridport Hat Festival! The following information includes the entertainment and competition categories, activities and stall holders. We hope you will all enjoy the day!
Bucky Doo
10.00 Welcome by Town Crier and Mayor
10.15am to 11.00 am New Tricks Classic Indie Rock Pop
11.15 am to 12.00 md Rock Choir
12.15pm – 1.00pm Bridport Broadside
There will be shortlisting throughout the morning – watch out for the scouts!
1.00 pm Mass photographs and judging to follow the photo. Please join us!
1.15 pm Competition commences
- Girls
- Boys
- Ladies
- Gents
- Couple
- Family/Group
2.15pm – 3.00pm Mor or Less
3.15 pm – 4.15 pm JAWES Band
Millennium Green
Please join us on the Green for music. There will be delicious food stalls, tombola, hat stalls, Prosecco stall, tea coffee, a bar and so much more!
10.30 am Hat hurling competition
10.45am –11.45am Mad Hatted Dog competition – all dogs to be on the Green for judging by Mark Dicker Animal House Pet Shop
10.00 – 10.45 The Other Chaps
11.00 am to 11.45 pm BoBo – African Hat Man
12.15 pm to 2.00 pm St Swithin’s Brass Band
2.00 pm to 4.00pm Julie Lewis and Jazz Band
3.00pm Most elegant lady & gent)
4.15 – 5.45pm Thirsty Ferrets
6.00pm to 8.00pm The Fat Marrow Band
Borough Garden
11.00 am Town Crier competition
12.00md – 12.45pm Local Vocals Choir
Map of Millennium Green
With Grateful thanks to you and all our volunteers, bands, helpers who give up so much valuable time for such worthy cause.