SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Better shave the date.

On Friday, beers, bands and bearded ones unite to celebrate the art of facial hair for the second consecutive year of the Festival of the Fantastical Facial Follicle.

The Syracuse Beard Council festival features an eight-category facial hair contest, live music, live trimming and door prizes. Beards, mustaches and brows will be judged in the following eight categories.

FANTASY

Think Gandalf or ZZ Top. Entries must be more than six inches in growth from the chin. Not for amateurs. Men only.

FEMININE

Think Kerry Washington or Audrey Hepburn. Entries in this "best brows" category must be dolled up and on fleek. Women only.

FIGHTER

Think Hulk Hogan or Chuck Norris. From the handlebar to the Super Mario, entries include mustaches of any variety. Men only.

FINERY

Think Tony Stark or Zorro. Entries must be well-trimmed or styled beards or mustaches. Dapper Dans only.

FOCUS

Think Honest Abe or Elvis. Entries in this chops category include soul patches, sideburns and chin straps. Men only.

FORESTRY

Think Paul Bunyan or Hagrid from "Harry Potter." Entries in this thick, fluffy, freeform category include full-on beards at least two inches in growth from chin. Men only.

FREESTYLER

Let's get weird! The winner will have the craziest, most uncanny shape or style of beard. Gel, hairspray and dye may be used to design your look. Men only.

FEELERS

Think Taylor Swift or Kim Kardashian. Entries in this category are all about luscious lashes. Lashes will be judged on length and curve. No clumps! Women only.

Nick West won Best Finery Beard at the Syracuse Beard Council's first ever Festival of the Fantastical Facial Follicle at the Landmark Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

No one can enter more than one category. Syracuse Beard Council judging begins at 10 p.m. for the contestants who advance through pre-judging from 7-9:30 p.m. Winners will be announced (and prizes awarded) at 10:30 p.m. Doors close at 11 p.m.

Performing live at the festival are Phantom Chemistry from 7-8 p.m., The Moho Collective from 8-9 p.m. and Masons Revolt from 9-10 p.m.

Where: Landmark Theatre at 362 S. Salina St. Syracuse.

When: Friday, Feb. 27 from 6-11 p.m.

How much: Buy $10 tickets online or at the door. It's $5 to register your beard, brow or stache. Part of the $10 admission will go to the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

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