The 2024 Hair Festival Competitions are expanding and changing from their previous iterations, taking place on Monday July 1 at the ICC and roaring back into the live competition scene bigger and better than ever. With returning favourites, new categories and epic prizes on offer, this is your chance to show your skills and display your work to the wider industry.
For 2024, you can compete to be a Hair Festival Champion. The new and returning competition categories traverse barbering, colour, women’s style, bridal, emerging talent and more, where competitors will accumulate points to be the bona side Hair Festival Barber Champion, Stylist Champion and Rising Star Champion for 2024, in the event’s most dynamic competition series yet.


In the always popular men’s hair category, you can compete in Barber Street for senior and established barbers or try out the Men’s Total Look and Inspired by Colour pre-done categories. Similarly, women’s styles will traverse Women’s Street Style for established hairdressers, as well as the same pre-done total look and colour options, while an additional pre-done bridal category is also on offer. The returning Editorial Glam Slam will also put hairdressers to the test to show off their session type skills.

Rising star talents can throw their hair in the ring in women’s cutting, barber cutting and blow dry categories to be the emerging champion.
Winners will take home the coveted Hair Festival trophies, win editorial coverage in INSTYLE magazine with more prizes to be announced from a plethora of supporting brands.
Don’t miss the chance to elevate your career with dynamic live competitions that put your skills in the spotlight.
For more information visit www.hairfestival.com.au/compete/
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