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You are invited · Fri 30 Apr 2027

Punchestown Festival - Day 4 (Ladies Day and Bollinger Best Dressed final)

Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland

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Ladies Day: the grand final of the Bollinger Best Dressed, widely billed as Ireland's most prestigious style competition. A separate gentlemen's prize is also judged.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Formal
Millinery
expected
Season
Spring

Women

Punchestown's own site blocks automated reading, so the club's wording was not read. A hospitality agent's page (Eventmasters, read 12-13 Nov 2026) states: "There is no formal dress code at the Punchestown Festival, although smart casual attire is recommended."

Encouraged

  • smart casual (per secondary source)

Men

Punchestown's own site blocks automated reading, so the club's wording was not read. A hospitality agent's page (Eventmasters, read 12-13 Nov 2026) states: "There is no formal dress code at the Punchestown Festival, although smart casual attire is recommended."

Encouraged

  • smart casual (per secondary source)

Outfits built to this dress code

What to wear to Punchestown Festival

5 outfits for women and men, with the reason each one passes.

See the outfits

Styling notes

The full look, head to toe, with a hat. 2026's sustainable theme rewarded re-worn and borrowed pieces.

Weather

Typically 7-14 C with showers and wind; grass areas soft. (General climate norm, not from a club page.)

Fashions on the Field

  • Bollinger Best Dressed (2026 format): judged Tuesday to Friday, one daily winner each day going to the grand final on Ladies Day (Friday). Open to everyone. Overall prize: an invitation-only trip for two to the Bollinger estate (flights to Paris, 5-star hotel, Michelin-star dining, chauffeur, private tour, night in Reims) plus a year's supply of Bollinger (12 bottles) and a portrait in Irish Country Magazine. Daily winners and finalists get a goody bag. 2026 theme: 'Something Old/Something New' (re-wear, borrow, rent, pre-loved, invest in quality). 2026 judges: Jess Colivet (lead), Jennifer Wrynne, Hayley St John and Carol Nolan (In The Edit), Niamh Devereux (Irish Country Magazine), Verona Farrell, and Arthur Robert and Michelle O'Sullivan for Bollinger at the final.
  • Gentlemen's prize (Friday, 2026): a case of Bollinger plus a Louis Copeland prize, judged by David O'Connor of Louis Copeland, who looks for perfect fit, great tailoring and attention to detail.

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

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