Festival of beards to be held in Armenia

A festival of beards will be held in Armenia, director of Areni Fest Foundation Nune Manukyan told a press conference on Friday, September 8.

According to her, the decision to hold such an event was made spontaneously. While no exact date has been set and no venue has been chosen yet, the festival will most likely be held in 2018.

During the festival, contests for the longest, shortest and funniest beards will be organized.

Manukyan did not exclude the possibility of inviting bearded famous people to participate in the event.