Beard & Mustache Event
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022
7PM
Categories
There will be 8 different categories. Entry fees start at $10 for Early Bird Registration. See Register Button for fee details.
Business Sponsor Entry
A business may sponsor any entrant and we will include that business in our marketing efforts and give special mentions during the event! You may also give out promotional material to entrants and have a display at the event. We also suggest you include your logo somewhere on your sponsored entrant. Businesses must provide an entrant, one will NOT be provided for you.
Kids Fake Creative Category – FREE TO ENTER
This is for the children and is a participation category, all kids will be awarded a prize. Be creative and have fun! Come up with a fake beard or mustache and have mom and dad help you build it!!!
Faux Whiskerer – Adults Category – all genders welcome
A “Faux Whiskerer” is someone who participates in beard and mustache competitions but doesn’t have facial hair. They generally “craft” some type of beard out of some medium and accompany it with a matching costume. Be creative!!! Costumes aren’t necessary but they may help!!!
Fullest Beard
This category is general, it can include a small beard, or a thick beard.
Best Mustache
This one is pretty much self explanatory!
Longest Beard
If you have a long beard, this one is for you!
Crazy/Freestyle Beard
This one is an “anything goes” category. Hairspray it up, do something fun, make a wild creation-just go crazy with it anyway you can think.
Best Chops/Sideburns
This is for the guys with the Chops, or big Sideburns
Best Effort
This is for those guys who just can’t grow. It might be all spotty, short, just plain “bad looking”-but you made the effort to try!!!
Best of Show
This category is for the winners of the other 8 categories. All placed in a row, crowd participation helps to determine who the winner will be crowned Grand Champion!!!
Judging Criteria
Judges will be asked to determine which contestants facial hair best enhances his or her overall appearance, style and personality. Judges will be asked to consider originality as well as hair.
Rules
- Judging will take place on Friday, December 2, 2022. The competition will start at 7:00 p.m. at ZU Gallery located at 48 W Main Street, Cortez, Colorado. Competitors must arrive at the venue no later than 6:00 p.m. on the day of the competition.
- On the day of the competition, competitors who do not meet the qualifications for the category in which they registered will be placed in the correct category. The correct category will be decided by competition organizers.
- By registering for the competition, all competitors give their permission to the organizers and to the organizers designees that the competitors may be photographed, videotaped, and recorded and further that the organizers and their designees may use the photographs, videotapes and recordings of the competition for any purpose, including commercial purposes.
- There will be three judges for each category. Each judge will individually choose who they consider to be the top three competitors in each category and will rank them as first, second and third place. A first place ranking is worth 5 points, a second place ranking is worth 3 points and a third place ranking is worth one point. Judges will then compare rankings and add all points together. The competitor with the highest total points will be the winner. In the event of a tie, the competition MC will act as the deciding judge.
- The categories will be judged in the order listed above.
- Judging will take place in the designated area. Any competitor not in the designated area at the time of judging will be disqualified.
- The organizers reserve the right to modify these rules at any time. Any rule modifications will be announced publicly before the competition begins.
- All decisions made by the judges and organizers are final.
- Discourteous, abusive, or unprofessional behaviour by a contestant may lead to disqualification at the organizers discretion.
- Artificial facial hair is only allowed in Kids Fake Creative Category and Faux Whiskerer
- All competitors must have completed a registration form prior to midnight on December 1, 2022.
- There will be prizes!