fancy dress for adults

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...

Yes, you see right, we have a massive sale now on instore and online. With over 500 costumes and accessories, there is surely something for you. Once its gone its gone. We are making way for exciting new lines coming this summer and not forgetting Halloween new lines. For The Adults We have a huge selection of men's adult costumes...

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...

The event of the year is about to be up on us. The crowning of our new King, Kings Charles the III. It has been 70 years since the country has seen one. There are whole generations who have not seen the pageantry that comes with this historic event. So lets have a party for the Kings Coronation. King Charles...

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...

Celebrate St Patrick's Day 2023 like the Irish do, with drink and silly hats. Here at Hollywood Fancy Dress we have all you need from hats to flags. So grab your Guinness and party. Why do we celebrate St Patrick? St Patrick day or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the...

The wait is finally over for the latest Scream movie. Scream VI hits the cinema's 9th of March. What better way to immerse yourself than dressing for the part. Here at Hollywood Fancy Dress we have just had a large delivery of scream costumes and masks, ready for all you scream fans. What's your favourite scary movie? It all started...

Celebrate New Years Eve 2022 in style this year. We have all your party needs from costumes and accessories to party decorations and balloons. This new years eve will be the first for a couple of years with out no covid restrictions. So come and celebrate like we use to with house parties get togethers in pubs and clubs. 1920's...

Harry Paye Day parade is back! Like a lot of things 2022 sees the return of many events that have been cancelled over the last 2 years. Harry Paye Day is no exception. On Saturday the 18th of June sees the parade of pirates on Poole quay. Who is Harry Paye?  Harry Paye, was a privateer and smuggler from Poole, Dorset in the late 14th and early 15th...

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...

August The Month of Festivals Summer is in full swing and with the lifting of restrictions means that festivals are back. Lots of local festivals are happening over the next few weekends, from the fairy festival in the new forest to pride festivals. Here on the south coast we are festival mad. Fairy Festival 14th - 15th August After being...

Camp Bestival Goes To The Movies The popular family festival is back. Situated at Lulworth castle, Camp Bestival 2021 is of to the movies, so get your popcorn ready and party the weekend away. Over the weekend of 29th July to the 1st of August, they have a fun packed weekend instore for you, the best way to introduce the...

Freedom Day, party like you have not partied for a year. July 19th 2021 is being herald as freedom day in England, when most of the restrictions that have been upon us for the last year and half are being lifted. What better way to celebrate than to have an eighties party, so many options, from full costumes to neon...

Star Trek has one of the largest and most loyal fan bases in the history of Science Fiction. The first series aired in 1966 and almost half a century later there have been 12 films, six television series (three of them spanning 7 seasons!) and countless conventions. Trekkers will gather in London this October for the annual Destination Star Trek event, which will take place on the 3rd-5th and will feature a number of important live speakers. The event, hosted at Excel London, will include guest speakers such as Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Karl Urban, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton, Jeri Ryan, Gates McFadden, Denise Crosby, John de Lancie and many more. Continue reading →

Recently came across this fantastic infographic about Dr Who and we thought with the new Doctor Who series doing so well we would share it with everyone here. Don’t forget if you are doing anything at all with Doctor Who or are fans of the show we have a fantastic range of costumes available here  

Breaking news has just come in to Hollywood Fancy Dress from the popular Z News Zombie Network television channel. It’s almost that time of year once again when thousands of humans take to the streets in even more realistic costumes than ever before. This gives all our Zombie brethren the chance to walk openly among the human vermin so please...

On the night of October 31st the streets are aglow with the orange flickering lights of jack o’ lanterns and you can hear the giggles of children as they trick or treat from house to house dressed as witches, ghosts, goblins, ghouls and many other monsters. We associate Halloween with fake blood, ghosts, haunted houses, scary movies, bonfires, costume parties and gathering enormous bags of candy. However, what are the origins of this creepy tradition? Let’s take a look at the history of Halloween. Continue reading →

Aye Matey, ‘tis true! Coming up on the 19thof September is the annual International Talk like a Pirate Day. It started over a decade ago as a funny idea that was celebrated by a few friends. However, it has grown into an international celebration of pirate speech that is enjoyed all over the world. Many people have turned this event into an excuse to party with pirate themed festivities, rum drinking and much more! The History of International Talk Like a Pirate Day So how exactly did International Talk like a Pirate Day originate and how did it grow into the holiday that it is today? Continue reading →

Bestival September 2014 All the kids are back to school, so it’s time for the big kids to come out and play! From Thursday the 4th to Sunday the 7th September, Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight will be booming with funky music and even funkier people! It’s time for Bestival, a prime fancy dress festival that should be...