Denmark’s annual Mullet Championship attracts a record number of fans as hair contest grows

More than 1,000 spectators gathered in Copenhagen earlier this month for Denmark’s annual Mullet Championship, a competition that has evolved from an internet-inspired joke into one of Europe’s strangest cultural events.

Held at Onkel Dannys Plads in the Vesterbro district on Saturday, June 6 2026, the fourth edition of Mullet Mesterskabet featured 12 competitors battling for national mullet glory through a mixture of hairstyling, performance art and pure theatrical absurdity.

Denmark’s Mullet Championship, like the back of the hair, continues to grow

Founded by Danish electrician Steffen Stiw Weber, the contest began after he underwent a hair transplant and decided to grow a mullet himself. After discovering that the American Mullet Championship restricted participation based on citizenship, Weber decided Denmark needed its own competition.

Organisers describe Mullet Mesterskabet as “Denmark’s biggest and coolest mullet party”, and attendance figures growing by the year shows the popularity of the wacky concept. Thousands have attended previous editions, with the 2026 event attracting more than 1,000 spectators throughout the evening programme.

Proceedings ran from approximately 4pm until 9.30pm, including live music performances, on-stage judging, live haircut demonstrations and entertainment acts.

Contestants show off performance and personality

Competition at the Danish Mullet Championship is not restricted to just hair length and styling. Participants are judged on creativity, stage presence, commitment to mullet culture and overall artistic expression.

Bobby Agren, a Copenhagen salon owner and one of the judges, described the ideal mullet as something “ridiculous or maybe ugly in a beautiful way”.

Several contestants embraced that philosophy fully. One competitor styled his hair to resemble the Danish flag, while others arrived with wrestling-style entrances, choreographed dance routines, beer-drinking performances and elaborate costumes, including Speedos.

Enthusiastic crowd reactions reportedly resembled those seen at major sporting events, with cheering and chanting continuing the whole way through the competition.

Part pageant, part performance

International media outlets covering the event described the atmosphere as part beauty pageant, part punk performance and part cultural festival. Prize money does not appear to play a role, just the prestige, creativity and honor of mullet supremacy is the reward.

If you want to be inspired for a new do, you can check out the styles from this years competition on the Mullet Mesterskabet social media channels. It shows that in Copenhagen, business is defiantly at the front and party at the back.