History of the World Beard and Moustache Championships


Höfen/Enz 1990	Pforzheim 1995	Trondheim 1997	Ystad 1999	Schömberg 2001	Carson City 2003	Berlin 2005	London 2007

World Beard and Moustache Championships

Carson City, Nevada, USA -- November 1, 2003

Photos by Tobias Nilsson, Stockholm, Sweden. Click on any photo for more.

The World Beard and Moustache Championships is a biennial event supported by beard and moustache clubs in at least nine countries.

In 1990, the First Höfener Beard Club (1. Höfener Bartclub) organized and hosted the first World Beard and Moustache Championships in its hometown Höfen/Enz, Germany, a small village in the Black Forest. In 1995, the same club hosted the second World Beard and Moustache Championships in the nearby city of Pforzheim.

In 1997, the championships moved to Trondheim, Norway, where they were organized by the Norwegian Moustache Club (Den Norske Mustaschklubben), headquartered in Trondheim.

The Swedish Moustache Club (Svenska Mustaschklubben) followed in 1999, organizing the championships in Ystad, at the extreme southern end of Sweden.

In March, 2001, the Swabian Beard and Moustache Club (Schwäbische Bart- und Schnauzerclub) celebrated its tenth anniversary by hosting the championships in its hometown of Schömberg, Germany.

In October, 2002, the Association of German Beard Clubs has awarded the 2003 event to the organizers of the annual Nevada Day celebration. This will be the first time the championships will take place in America.

Future championships are set for 2005 in Berlin and 2007 in London. In Berlin, the First Berliner Beard Club (1. Berliner Bartclub) will host the event, while in London the responsibility for organizing the championships will be with London's famous Handlebar Club.

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