Austin Facial Hair Club’s 18th Annual Beard and Moustache Competition: Come and Shave It! Benefiting Soldier Songs and Voices, and their Reveille Retreat.

February 17th, 2024 from 11AM - 6 PM

at Sagebrush on South Congress

If you would like to sponsor a category or special award, it is $100 each payable to AFHC or directly to Soldier Songs and Voices/Reveille Retreat.

$25 to compete, $5 suggested donation for spectators

Categories:

1. 6-Month Sprint

2. First Responder - Any facial hair worn by a First Responder

3. Veterans Beard - Any facial hair worn by a Veteran

4. Goatee - No sideburns

5. Partial Beard - Any beard that is not a full beard that is not listed already.

6. Sideburns/Chops - Chin must be shaved

7. Natural Moustache - Moustache worn with no styling aids like wax or hairspray

8. Styled Moustache - Moustache styled

9. Craft Natural - Craft beard (any style) that looks like real hair

10. Craft Fantasy - craft facial hair (any style) that is made out of anything!

11. Groomed - Overall groomed look including beard, hair and ensemble

12. Full Beard Styled Stash - Moustache styled, beard natural

13. Freestyle - anything goes, any style of facial hair

14. Full Beard under 8” - under 8" as measured from the upper lip

15. Full Beard over 8” - over 8" as measured from the upper lip

�Special Awards:

Best In Show -

Tony Award - *Sponsored by Don’s Automotive

Joe Johnson -

Wild Card -

Gnarliest Beard - *Sponsored by Australian Cattle God Records

Live Stream Sponsor - $1000

About our Beneficiary:

Soldier Songs & Voices is a nonprofit organization that provides free instruments and songwriting lessons to veterans as a form of post-conflict care. Through music education and community-based outreach, we provide veterans with tools to turn their stories into songs so the nation can hear their voices. Our goal is to create communities that honor veterans of all generations.

We do not just support veterans--we invest in them.

The Reveille Retreat is designed to connect both active duty and veterans of our Armed Services with nationally acclaimed songwriters and performers to assist participants in transforming their life and military experiences into song. The Reveille Retreat is held at the beautiful TR Ranch in Hallettsville, Texas which is centrally located between Austin, San Antonio and Houston. The TR Ranch is a working cattle ranch which also hosts the Songwriter Serenade and the Live Oak Fiddle Camp. The ranch provides lodging, food and beverage service, workshop facilities, a performance venue and a recording studio for the participants.

Weekend Schedule:

Thursday Feb 15 - Welcome Party on the South Side

Friday Feb 16 - Pub Crawl on E 6th Street

Saturday Feb 17 - Come and Shave It #18 at Sagebrush

Sunday Feb 19 Brunch Location TBD!

*If you'd like to sponsor a category or special award please email austinfacialhairclub@gmail.com