Join us Saturday, August 29th, 2026
A grassroots event held in even-numbered years, and backed by 60 facial hair clubs across the United States & Canada, the GABMC gathers together international competitors sporting the finest, biggest, and best beards and moustaches from North America and beyond for charity & bragging rights.
A Few Details
Doors open at 9am and pre-judging begins at that time and goes until 11am when the actual competition starts. All competitors must be pre-judged, so be sure to get to the venue early.
We will have blocks of rooms at group rates at a hotel close to the venue for everyone from couples and families to groups. With everything centralized, the events will be within strolling distance, or short LYFT/UBER ride from your room. Details coming soon.
Keep an eye out for events planned Thursday & Friday nights, and of course a brunch Sunday. There’s plenty to see and do in the area, Our up-and-coming Arts District is booming with activity, and provides plenty of unique/one-off restaurants, world class breweries, galleries, dispensaries, arcades/BARcades, historic photo-ops (LA skyline, 6th Street Bridge), and is all accessible with public transit.
Some of our attractions include: Boomtown Brewery, Barcade 82, Grand Central Market, historic Chinatown, The Last Bookstore (the most amazing 3 level bookstore you will ever see; new, used, rare), historic theaters, Angel’s Flight Railway, and former speakeasies turned into nice hideaway bars.
Within driving distance (for LA lol): The famous Sunset Strip, Santa Monica Pier, Venice Boardwalk, Movie Studios (tours), The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood sign photo-ops, Endeavor Space Shuttle, Queen Mary Ship, Academy of Motion Pictures (Oscar Museum – costumes, props, Oscars on display), Rodeo Drive, Disneyland, and Dodger’s Stadium (tours and games).
Los Angeles is also the home of our professional sports stadiums, Dodger’s Stadium (the LA Dodgers) Crypto Arena (The Lakers, LA Kings), SoFi Stadium (LA Rams, Chargers), Intuit Dome (Clippers), and Angel Stadium in Anaheim (The Los Angeles Angels).
We would like to take a moment to thank everyone once again for their support of the 2024 GABMC in Detroit. The event drew 165 competitors and four barbers from all over the United States, traveling from as far as Alaska and Germany, 395 tickets were sold. We are thrilled to announce that together we were able to raise $18,320 (that’s $9,160 for each the Detroit Animal Welfare Group and Six Feet Over!) from the 2024 Great American Beard and Moustache Championship!
