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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · Pentecost Sunday (2026: 24 May); club: 'Die Termine für 2027 folgen in Kürze'

Fashion Raceday

Rennbahn Hoppegarten, Hoppegarten (Berlin), Germany

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Billed by the course as 'der größte Fashion-Contest der Hauptstadtregion': Berlin's dress-up race day, with a hat contest that the Berliner Zeitung calls the centrepiece of Pentecost Sunday.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
expected
Season
Spring

Women

No dress code is published by Rennbahn Hoppegarten (visitor page read; house rules not seen).

Encouraged

  • Dressing up on Fashion Raceday

Men

No dress code is published by Rennbahn Hoppegarten (visitor page read; house rules not seen).

Encouraged

  • Dressing up on Fashion Raceday

Styling notes

Berlin is more playful than Baden-Baden: colour, vintage and group themes do well. Stalls sell pieces from Berlin designers on the day.

Weather

About 10–21°C.

History

Berliner Zeitung (2026) describes an annual hat contest with categories for best group and overall outfit.

Fashions on the Field

  • BEST OUTFIT
  • BEST DRESSED GANG (best group)
  • Judged by a professional jury; 'attraktive Preise' (not specified)

Check the official details before you go: hoppegarten.com ↗

for the day

Shop the look

HeadwearDressesShoesBagsJewellerySuitingOuterwearAccessories

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