Fantastic facial hair competition hits Wilmington this weekend

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Happening tomorrow, the 3rd Annual Lower Cape Fear Beard and Mustache Competition is on at Front Street Brewery downtown.

Man and women from all over will be competing to win 14 categories for fantastic facial hair ranging from best ginger beard to most realistic female beard.

“These guys are professional bearders. They travel around for these competitions. We’ll see styles moustaches, natural moustaches, we’ll see beards longer than 12 inches, groomed beards, styled beards, mutton chops. It’s awesome. It really it. It’s fun,” said Ellie Craig the marketing manager for Front Street.

The competition benefits the Cape Fear chapter of “Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network.”