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Calling all Bournemouth Uni students! The best part of being a Uni student in Bournemouth is the big summer ball. For the last 30 years it has grown to be one of the best Uni balls in the country. The unique thing about this party is, well mini music festival, is they encourage fancy dress. This year is no exception...

Here we are again, World Book Day is here. It’s that time of the year when teachers can make books come to life. Here at Hollywood Fancy Dress we have costumes for the Teachers World Book Day. Why should the kids have all the fun! World Book Day is a great opportunity to inspire students to explore books they may...

It’s time to dust off the good wine, look into roses and maybe find something cheeky to wear! Valentine’s Day 2024 is upon us. A Brief History of Valentine’s Day. Our research shows that Valentine’s Day was originally an attempt to “Christianize” the pagan festival of Lupercalia. A festival of fertility. Lupercalia was celebrated by the founders of Rome. They...

February marks the Chinese New Year 2024. It’s Dragons!! Yes Dragons all year! That is to say it’s the Chinese New Year and the year of the Dragon. But what does this mean? The Dragon is the 5th animal in the 12 year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The Dragon represents good luck, strength and good health...

2023 is almost over, so time to brush of the dancing shoes and celebrate New Years Eve 2023 in style. It’s time to start organising parties and social get-togethers. This year why not give your party a theme and transport your guests to your favourite scene from a film?  Themed parties are a great way to inject fun into any...

With Christmas fast approaching and not sure what to get your little one. Why not give them the gift to ignite their imagination. This little blog will be full of Christmas present ideas for the fancy dress mad child. We have it all from superhero's from comic books to every day hero's or even their favourite book character the choice...

The leaves are falling from the trees, the nights are getting darker and there’s a chill in the air. It must be HALLOWEEN!! Halloween kids costumes is the main focus for this blog. Dress your little devil right for Halloween with this fantastic range. Halloween is an old English festival predating our modern society in which following  the winter equinox...

Its that time of year again! The best festival in the south for family's, Camp Bestival 2023! Camp Bestival is a family camping experience with all the entertainment of a festival. This festival is kid friendly with activities for children of all ages. From Mr Tumble to Dick and Dom. Not forgetting the adults with the likes of Sophie Ellis-Bextor...

With pride month well under way, we look forward to our local pride event Bourne Free Pride. Where the streets of Bournemouth will be ablaze with rainbows. This exciting event is on the weekend of 7th and 8th July. With a host of events happening all weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to show your rainbow, including the parade on...

Calling all Bournemouth Uni students, the biggest and most fun filled date in all BU and AUB student’s diaries is upon us. June 3rd is SUBU Summer Ball 2023 time!!!! With so much happening between 2pm and 2am, this is the hottest date of the year. This year there will be free funfair rides, live bands, DJ sets, drag acts...

That time of year again for Bournemouth 7's Festival. For those who don’t know Bournemouth 7’s is the world’s largest sport and music festival. The festival runs over three days on the 26th,27th and 28th of May. It includes the sports of Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Dodgeball, Touch rugby and fitness games . This year sees two new sports of Cheerleading...

This year marks the 67th annual Eurovision contest. It is the UK's honour to host the Eurovision 2023 in place of Ukraine who are currently at war and unable to host the contest. Liverpool is a world heritage city and birthplace for the culture and creativity awards. So what better place to host. The Eurovision contest draws in the world’s...

May 4th has become known as International Star Wars Day. The date was chosen due to its close resemblance to the famous saying from the Star Wars franchise "May the force be with you". Since then, this date has been a day to celebrate the 3 original films, additional 6 films and all the off-shoot series. May The 4th Be...

It is that time of year again, Comic Relief 2023 is less than a week away, are you ready for your fundraising events this year? Whether at work, school or a personnel challenge, get dressed up in the name of fun. Hollywood Fancy Dress is the place to come for all things red and funny. Comic Relief is a British charity...

Jubilee Weekend is fast approaching. Are you ready for the 4 day bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd of June to Sunday 5th of June. The Queen has been on the throne for 70 years, being the longest serving monarch in history over taking Queen Victoria. There are many celebrations over the weekend including the traditional trooping of the colour...

Valentine's Day 2022 is right around the corner, and we want to help you celebrate. We want to help provide the best day possible for you and your loved one, whether you are having a chilled day in or going all out. Click here to find out what we offer in-store and online! Valentine's Day is a holiday that is...

The 1st of February marks the start of the Chinese New Year 2022. We have been celebrating the year of the Ox and now it is time to say hello to the year of the Tiger. This will be a year of risk-taking and starting new adventure. The Chinese New Year celebration is centred around removing the bad and the...

Well what a couple of years we have had. Do not let covid put a dampener on your New Years Eve 2022 celebrations, whether meeting up with friends or having a small family get together, look to Hollywood Fancy Dress for your New Years party supplies. From balloons to costumes, table ware to fireworks we are you one stop party...

Isle Of Wight Festival 2018       Festival season is upon us and it’s not long everyone sets across the water to indulge in a weekend of fun. Yep on the 21st-24th June, the Isle of Wight festival is back to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. And what a better way to celebrate than with a sparkly gold theme!  ...

It's Not All Doom And Gloom The start of 2018 hasn’t been the greatest; Brexit worries, the death of Tinky Winky and the freak snow storm that stopped Britain in its tracks. But now that all that snow has cleared lets celebrate spring properly! It's Not All Doom and Gloom.   Ballooons We have lots of bright and happy spring...