Coney Island Beard & Moustache Competition

Coney Island Beard & Moustache Competition

Donny Vomit in association Coney Island USA present the first annual Coney Island Beard & Moustache Competition taking place on Saturday, September 6th at Sideshows by the Seashore in Coney Island.

All are welcome to enter the competition in the following categories: Best Beard Natural, Best Beard Styled, Best Moustache Natural, Best Sideburns, and Best All Around! Pre-Show and Registration begins at 7 PM at the Freak Bar! With live entertainment including: Razor Shaves with Michael Haar: Consorial Artist, come early and get a clean shave!…Awards and Variety Show at 10 PM in the Sideshow Theater. A unique show of NYC’s best bearded performers including: Donny Vomit, Master of Dementertainment and Sideshow Arts, Cowboy Chris McDaniel, NYC’s best Ropin’ and Whipin’ artist, Black Scorpion-the Bearded man with lobster hands, Nic Sin-the world’s smallest escape artist and MORE! Registration and cover to the show only $10, so come on down friends and be a part of Coney Island history! No beard is too small, no moustache is too long!

Our friend Eric H. Brown, who is no stranger to facial hair, will be taking part in the competition. Last year Eric was part of Beard Team USA competing in the World Beard & Moustache Championships which took place in Brighton, England.

via Gowanus Lounge

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.