Each year on various dates depending on where you happen to be in the world, people join together and wear all sorts of zany and serious hats and headwear in-order to raise cash which goes towards the fight against the devastating impact of brain tumours.

Wear a Hat Day was the creation of the Brain Tumour Research group of charities in the UK who created the concept in 2008 and organised the first event in 2010.  From the outset, the public warmed to the idea as well as the aims of the appeal and it has quickly become part of the accepted charitable events calendar.

In the UK, Wear a Hat day is held in March and the power of the hat should not be underestimated as in 2014 this single event funded the entire research team for 20 days across all of its research centres. Funds are urgently needed to advance the research, identify the causes, advance the right treatments and ultimately find a cure for brain tumours.

The Serious Side of Wear a Hat Day

And taking a look at some of the facts unearthed by the Brain Tumour Research it’s clear that we still have a way to go in beating this killer with the statistics speaking for themselves. Something has to be done.

Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer and five-year survival remains low at just 19.8%.

More children and adults under 40 die of a brain tumour than from any other cancer

71% of brain tumour deaths occur in those under 75 compared to 47% for all other cancers

Brain tumours receive just 1% of the national spend on cancer research

16,000 people each year are diagnosed with a brain tumour

Up to 40% of all cancers eventually spread to the brain

Patient personality changes that can occur as a result of a brain tumour cause massive family disruption

Karnival Costumes will Pledge 10p from EVERY Hat sold EVERY MARCH

How to Celebrate National Wear a Hat Day

Er, Wear A Hat! This is what the day is all about and when people ask you why you’re wearing a hat, you’ll be able to tell them and get them to join in!

Donate to the Campaign.  Although the day is about having fun, there is a serious side to it and that is the collection of the pledges and donations in-order to continue the funding of the necessary research.

Why not show your brain that you love it? Learn a new skill and challenge it to be active and healthy!

Design your own Hat or Buy one from us during the month of March and we’ll donate an extra 10 pence from each hat to the charity!

Missed it?

It doesn’t matter they’ll be another one next year.  Bt if you’re serious about raising some cash for the Brain Tumour Research team, head on over to their website at http://www.braintumourresearch.org where you’ll find loads of fundraising ideas tips and suggestions.

At Karnival Costumes we're passionate about beating this devestating disease and with you're HELP we can all do something about it.  We've hundreds of costume hats that you can choose from and for EVERY HAT we sell in March we'll donate 10p to help the charity continue it's work in protecting ALL of us!  So all you have to do is pick your faviouite style, get a sponsorship form or fund raising pack from the charity (see their website address above), wear your Hat with pride and then pay your money in. "Schimple" as a meerkat would say!