Beard Contest Hub
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Upcoming Beard Contests
​Doc Good Beard Presents, 73rd Hank Wolek Beard & Mustache Contest
in Clermont, FL, Saturday February 18th, 2026. Hosted by The Friar Tuck.
- Multiple categories, large contest with 5-7 judge panel.
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73rd Hank Wolek Beard Contest
Feb. 21, 2026 - Clermont, FL
Competition Divisions & Classes
Divisions:
Wolek's Famous Beard Championship sanctions 5 competition divisions.
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Natural Division: no oils or styling aides allowed! Trimming not allowed!
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Groomed Division: Barbershop rimming and oils allowed. No curling irons allowed.
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Styled: Styling aides and curling irons allowed to create awesome shapes & designs.
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Facial Hair Wigs: Fake hair pieces that are natural and realistic.
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Creative Beards: Real or Fake Beards decorated or created with outrageous materials, such as macaroni, yarn, or anything goes.
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Classes:
Wolek's Famous Beard Championship officially recognizes 8 beard classes in each of the 5 divisions.
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Beards under 1 inch
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Beards under 4 inches
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Beards between 4-8 inches long
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Beards between 8-12 inches long
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Beards between 12 inches-18 inches
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Beards between 18-20 inches
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Beards between 20-24 inches
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Beards over 24 inches
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Sub Categories:
Wolek's Famous Beard Championship officially recognizes 4 categories.
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Natural
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Groomed
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Styled
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Creative
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Style Categories:
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Mustaches: Walrus, Handle Bar, Fu Manchu, Chevron/English, Imperial
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Beards: Verdi, Garibaldi, Balbo, Whaler, Hulihee
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Gotes: Goatee, Van Dyke, Napolean, Musketeer
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Facial Hair: Pork Chops, Mutton Chops, Side Burn
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Mouches: Soul Patch, Anchor, Fu Manchu
Category Guidelines
BEARDS:​
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Full Beards: As grown, moustache integrated.
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Verdi Beards: Bottom round; relatively short; cheeks slightly shaved; moustache prominent. Artificial styling aids are permitted.
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Garibaldi Beards: Wide and full; bottom round; moustache integrated.
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Whaler Beards: Full Beard with a shaven upper lip. Also known as shenendoah, dutch, or lincholn.
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Napoleon Beards: Small pointed goatee, clearly separated from the moustache, which is especially prominent. Also known as the Musketeer.
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Gotee Beards: Side and cheeks must be shaven.
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Hulihee Beards: Chin must be shaven and mustache is grown to connect with large side burn facial hair grown on the cheeks only.
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Balbo Beards: Mustache, Gote, and Mouche (aka soul patch) are fully grown but not connected. Also known as the Hollywoodian.
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MUSTACHES:
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Natural Whiskers: A maximum of 1.5 cm from the end of the upper lip may be grown out. No artificial styling aids are permitted.
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English: A well groomed and manicured mustache that does not extend to the corner of the mouth, often parted in the center and formed into several famous shapes such as the magnum, pencil, chevron, toothbrush, painters brush, or lampshade. Ends also may be grown to short lengths and styled to narrow points with wax.
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Walrus: A Natural mustache that is styled down and will extends over the upper and lower lip.
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Dali: beginning at the middle of the upper lip the whiskers are extremely long and pulled slightly curled to the side; the ends are point upward slightly; whiskers beyond the end of the upper lip must be shaved.
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Handlebar: Bushy; small, upward pointing ends; areas past the corner of the mouth must be shaved.
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Imperial: Only whiskers growing on the cheeks and upper lip may be grown out; chin shaved; whiskers growing from the cheeks point upward. Artificial styling aids are permitted.
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FuManchu: Whiskers growing from 2 cm beyond the end of the upper lip and downword to the side of the chin may be grown out. Ends are long and point downward past the chin. Also Gengis Kahn form or the American form, made famous by Hulk Hogan.
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Horseshoe: Whiskers growing from 2 cm beyond the end of the upper lip and downward to the side of the chin may be grown out. Ends do not grow past the chin.