Central London goes hat mad one Sunday this May, when a flurry of fashionable folk parade around town in their finest headwear.
London Hat Walk sees a gaggle of professional milliners and hatters, plus vintage/retro enthusiasts, collectors, cosplayers, re-enactors, hobby crafters and novelty hat-wearers (there’s usually at least one person with a chicken on their head), depart from the riverside out the front of Tate Modern at 2pm on Sunday 10 May 2026.
Participants follow a leader on a leisurely amble along the river towards Tower Bridge, which is all about showing off your headwear and making new friends. The walk lasts approximately an hour.
If you fancy taking part in the London Hat Walk then consider yourself invited (whether you’re a milliner, hat aficionado or just have a new purchase/make that you want to flaunt in public). The one simple rule (perhaps obviously): you must wear a hat.
This heady promenade started out in Barcelona in 2014, and has since spread to dozens of cities worldwide including Lagos, Buenos Aires and Seoul.
London Hat Walk, 10 May 2026, meet 2pm on the Riverside outside Tate Modern, free
