
Yorkshire Beard Day 2020 – Yorkshire Fisherman Beard poster

Here’s a photo of the over-all winners of this Years’ Yorkshire Beard Day 2018 Beard Competition run by members of The British Beard Club.
Yorkshire Beard of the Year 2018 – Carl Coates
2nd place – The Viking Sunrise Andy Snowball 😉
3rd place – Joint bragging rites go to Ben Waddington and Matthew Darlow
This Year’s Judges were
Bragging rites for each of the catergory winners will be posted sometime tomorrow…
Yorkshire Beard Day 2018 – Yorkshire Beard of the year winner Carl Coates with his trophy created by the Robotic Woodsmith and 100 bottles of beer from the Scarborough Brewery
Styled Stubble: a few days growth closely cropped and styled/designed/sculpted/patterned using razer and beard clippers.
Moustache: Facial hair on the top lip only. can be any style, left natural or twirled.
Goatee: Hair on the chin or chin and top lip around the mouth.
Musketeer: A narrow pointed chin beard and a distinct moustache usually fashioned with wax or naturally trained.
Sideburns / Mutton Chops: Hair on the side of the face, can be joined by a moustache but chin must be clean shaven.
Business Beard / Short Beard: a neat and tidy shaped full set beard like a well kept lawn.
King Edward VII: Classic full set beard long enough to be trimmed to naturally occuring point with a naturally trained or subtly waxed and combed tea strainer.
Verdi: short to medium sized beard, not pointy but of a rounded appearance. Waxed and curled moustache.
Badger Beard: Natural Beard of any colour that has distinct stripes.
Garibaldi: Big Bushy rounded beard so thick you can lose items in it…
Full Beard Natural: Full set that has been left to grow out as nature intended… a little cultivation/trimming can have occurred to keep it in check and a comb put through it.
Full Beard Natural with styled moustache: Full set that has been left to grow out as nature intended… a little cultivation/ trimming can have occurred to keep it in check and a comb put through it. Plus a styled moustache which can be a naturally trained one or styled with wax.
Full Beard Freestyle: Anything goes, you can style your full beard however you want, use all manner of product, colourings, hairsprays and waxes as long as the base of your creation is your naturally occuring facial hair. Let your imagination be your inspiration.
Partial Beard Freestyle: Partial beard is any beard that isn’t a full set, you can style your Partial Beard however you want, use all manner of product, colourings, hairsprays and waxes as long as the base of your creation is your naturally occuring facial hair. Let your imagination be your inspiration.
Creative, False Beard Freestyle: This is the category for those of you who can’t grow a beard, either because you are a child, usually because you are a woman or because you just naturally have a baby face 😉 Your false beard can be made to look as real as possible or as spectacularly unreal as possible and made from whatever material you happen to have laying around. Themed or artistic beards are an especially good with both the Judges and the spectating crowd… dress up, have fun! take a look at the Whiskerinas for inspiration
Beard Registration desk will be open from 10am on the Sunday until approximately 2pm when the Competitions are due to start… for more info click here
Once registered you will have the opportunity to get your official beard portrait photograph taken, explore the many historical features of the Grand Hotel, browse the various beardy merchandise stalls, enjoy the bearded Live music performances, Draw beards, choose and purchase knitted beards from the amazing knitted beard stall, take a stroll on the beach and join in the “Dog with Beard, Beard with Dog” fun competition…
There will also be Barbering competitions and barbering demonstrations by some of the UKs top Barbers and educators taking place in both the Ballrooms.
A printed list of all the Yorkshire Beard Days – Beards and Barbers Festival activities will be available on the day and on this website shortly before the Big Beardy occasion.
Photographers and Media organisations – There is ample space to set up portable studios in and around the venue please use the contact form let us know any special requests or requirements in advance and we will do our best to help and advise you on what facilities are available. Please ensure your equipment has been PAT tested in advance.
Beard Competition info click here
Barber Competition info click here
Yorkshire beard days 2018 poster – Image is of Musketeer Ben Waddington and his false beard freestyling Daughters
Yorkshire Beard Days 2018 – TBBC Northern Beard Meet UP
Barbers & Beards Festival
Sunday 11th March and Monday 12th March 2018
Venue: The Grand Hotel, Scarborough, YO11 2ET
More Details to follow… but here’s a poster to view….
Official Yorkshire Beard Day TBBC Fun & Friendly Beard Competition results are as follows…
Bragging Rights for the year ahead were claimed by the following people…
False Beard Freestyle
Goatee
Musketeer
Mutton Chops / Side Burns
Business Beard
King Edward VII
Garibaldi
Full Beard Natural
Full Beard Styled Moustache
Full Beard Freestyle
Partial Beard Freestyle
Over all Winners… audience favourites
Yorkshire Beard of the Year
Close second
Runner up
What a fabulously hairy day it was to Beard beside the seaside at the Scarborough Spa Suncourt 🙂
Thank you for bringing yourselves, your smiles and your amazing face furniture with you… see you all again next year!
Massive thanks and appreciation to all those that helped make such a tremendously cheery day possible.
Yes please do send in any photos of the day that you would like us to use on this website and to be used to promote Yorkshire Beard Day… you can get in touch via the contact form.
More updates and thankyous later in the week…
Until then enjoy the photos and coverage in the press and other media.
You can now register your beards (real or false) in advance for the Yorkshire Beard Day 2017 Friendly Beard Competition which will take place on Saturday 4th March 2017 2pm – 7:30pm at the Spa Suncourt, Scarborough Spa Complex, Southbay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HD
Click here for advance registration. or use the menu link above.
Categories include…
False Beard Freestyle – Yorkshire Beard Day beard competition everyone can join in and enjoy
Yes, Ladies and Children can join in too! by making and bringing your own Fake beards for the False beard freestyle category.
False and Knitted beards will also be available to purchase on the day with profits going to the Prostate Cancer Charity Prostate Cancer UK
There are bragging rights and Prizes to be won!
Click here for advance registration. or use the menu link above.
Photography, Sponsorship and Trade Stalls enquiries click here
Yorkshire beard day – prizes can be won
Yorkshire Beard Day 2017 – TBBC Northern Beard Meet Up Saturday March 4th at 2pm – 7:30pm Scarborough Spa, Southbay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HD
Yorkshire Beard Day 2017 – TBBC Northern Beard Meet Up
Saturday March 4th 2017 at Scarborough Spa Complex, Scarborough UK.
2pm – 7:30pm
Yorkshire Beard Day 2017 is our annual follically family friendly fun event for beard growers, lovers and appreciators in and around Yorkshire and visitors from near and far.
You are invited to spend a Saturday at the seaside in the company of Yorkshire Beards, Real Beer and family friendly fun. All are welcome.
Join us in the Spa Sun Court from 2pm for a Northern Beard Meet up and friendly Beard Competition organised by The British Beard Club.
You will be greeted by bearded bands and artists, vintage vinyl records played on wind up gramophone players, specially brewed beard beer, stalls selling all manner of beard-related products including beard oil, beard balms, beard and moustache combs, moustache wax, beard t-shirts, knitted beards etc… Plus family friendly Fun and Games such as Beard Bingo! Beard drawing and colouring-in.
Beard competition bragging rights and prizes galore! Including prizes for best fake beard for those of you unable to grow your own. Fake beards can be made by yourself or purchased on the day with profits going to the prostate cancer support charity Prostate Cancer UK.
At 6pm There will be a Bearded Banquet whilst the judges decide the beard category winners and then at 7:30pm the title of Yorkshire Beard 2017 will be
announced.
After Party arrangements and further event details will be announced closer to the time for those of you with an eye to staying over and making a weekend of it. 🙂
Trade Stall & Sponsorship enquiries please click here
There is ample space for Photographers who wish to set up portable studios more info please click here