WhiskerMania 6 Pre-Party and World Soul Patch & Fancy Hat Championship

Name: WhiskerMania 6 Pre-Party and World Soul Patch & Fancy Hat Championship
Start: 2025-02-07T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Gravely Brewing Co

Schedule

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Gravely Brewing Co | Louisville, KY

Going to be in Louisville the night before the main event? Come out to Gravely Brewing Co as we let our beards down for our annual WhiskerMania Pre-Party! We'll be meeting up starting around 6pm (but Gravely will be open at 3pm that day if y'all want to come earlier), so come out, enjoy some great beer from Gravely and great food from Eliana’s Honduran Cafe!
Back this year: The Derby City Whisker Club is teaming up with the World Soul Patch & Fancy Hat Association to bring the first ever World Soul Patch & Fancy Hat Championship! This championship will bring together to world's best soul patches and fanciest hats to Louisville, KY to compete in 4 different categories! Competition starts at 8pm SHARP!
Categories:
Soul Patch Natural with Fancy Hat – The 1” wide area of facial hair just under the lip without any styling aids** will be judged. Competitors with full beards and mustaches are allowed to compete but only the soul patch will be judged. Competitors must wear a fancy hat* to accompany their soul patch.
Soul Patch Freestyle with Fancy Hat - The 1” wide area of facial hair just under the lip styled in any manner with styling aids** will be judged. Competitors with full beards and mustaches are allowed to compete but only the soul patch will be judged. Competitors must wear a fancy hat* to accompany their soul patch.
Craft Soul Patch Realistic with Fancy Hat – Crafted soul patches made to look as natural and realistic as possible, that do not exceed a width of 1” and placed right below the bottom lip with be judge. Competitors must wear a fancy hat* to accompany their soul patch.
Craft Soul Patch Creative with Fancy Hat - Crafted soul patches made from any materials you can get your hands on, that do not exceed a width of 1” and placed right below the bottom lip with be judge. Competitors must wear a fancy hat* to accompany their soul patch.
*What constitutes a 'Fancy Hat?' To answer this we turned to Derby City Whisker Club's resident fancy hat connoisseur and 5 time English Style Moustache Champion Patrick Fette. His response: I've been asked many times what defines a fancy hat. A fancy hat is many things to many people. Whether it's your Sunday best, your favorite Derby hat, or your grandpa's stepping out fedora, a fancy hat defines the wearer, not the other way around.
**Styling aid = wax, gel, hairspray, glue, bacon grease, ear wax, you get the picture