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Wear A Hat Day

A UK fundraising and awareness day on the last Friday of March when people wear hats to support brain tumour research.

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Last checked19 October 2026
First held2010

About the day

Wear A Hat Day was launched in 2010 by the charity Brain Tumour Research. Schools, workplaces and families wear hats and donate, helping to fund research into brain tumours.

Dates for the next three years

YearDateWhereStatus
2027Friday 26 March 2027UKSet by a fixed rule
2028Friday 31 March 2028UKSet by a fixed rule
2029Friday 30 March 2029UKSet by a fixed rule

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