Sunday, July 25-26, the BarberPolls Awards Gala and Symposium, (#BAGS2026BOSTON) at the Doubletree Hilton in Cambridge, MA.
- Saturday night, a special edition of Fade & Relax will start the weekend right, on a Saturday night!
- Sunday afternoon The Symposium 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Ticket purchase grants FREE access to our premiere industry classroom instructors and workshops, the OBC Barber Battle, and The Cut & Strutt Runway Battle. Vendor tables and Sponsor booths.
- Sunday night. BarberPolls Awards Gala 7:00 to 11:00 PM. Dressed to impress code! LIVE band and performances. Awards ceremony. Complimentary buffet and beverages.
BAGS is a dynamic business conference that celebrates the creativity and influence of the barber and beauty industries, while also acting as a connector to other sectors that naturally integrate with these fields.
Our goal is to inform the public, business leaders, and industry professionals about our platform’s mission and highlight how barbers and beauty experts can serve as an essential extension for private businesses and government organizations.
Experience a day filled with innovation, networking opportunities, and live entertainment designed to elevate our industries and reveal new streams of revenue. We aim to demonstrate how barbershops and salons, through their trusted relationships, act as gateways to valuable resources. By fostering collaboration between key resource providers and community-focused barbershops and salons—supported by BarberTime member networks and partners—we hope to broaden awareness and drive impactful partnerships.
Schedule of Events
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Media Row
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This will be the entrance area set aside specifically for invited media and guest social media influencers.
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Main Symposium Hall: Charles River Ballroom
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Pre-symposium networking media booths
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BarberTime’s Partner Influencer host booth
- Open 11am-5pm
Main Symposium Hall
- An interactive and streaming media showroom floor, for our vendors, partners and the general public.
- The BarberTime Media Network on a 400 inch screen and theater quality sound.
- Touchscreen tablets to experience our members networks.
- Open 11am-5pm
Conference Rooms - 1st Half
- BarberTime Academy 1st Half from 1-2pm. Conference room TBA.
- Partner conferences will be announced. 11-2
BarberTime RADIO Halftime Showcase
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Roosevelt Symposium Hall, 2-3pm
- Freestyle Design Online Barber Battle
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Fade w/Beard In-Person Barber Battle
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Streaming LIVE to our site on BarberTime RADIO via the We❤️Radio App.
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Streaming LIVE to BarberTimeTV LIVE via YouTube
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Post competition interview
Conference Rooms - 2nd Half
- BarberTime Academy 2nd Half from 3-4pm. Conference room TBA.
- Partner conferences will be announced 3-5
The Big Give
- Charles River Symposium Hall
- Participating Vendor and Partner giveaways
- 4:30-5pm
BarberPolls Awards Gala
- Hosted inside Scullers Jazz Club from 7-11p
- The BarberPolls Awards Gala is an event to spotlight all of the years top “in the chair” conversations that barbershops & hair salons talk about with their clients. BarberPolls Awards are meant to give “true validation” to what’s hot nor not, from the people who know the people!
- Industry and “Real World” Awards
- LIVE musical performances
- Complimentary buffet and beverages
Participation
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Tickets
- Symposium only
- Awards only
- Symposium & Awards combo (limited time only)
Competitions
- $500 Freestyle Design Online Barber Battle
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$500 Fade w/Beard In-Person Barber Battle
- $500 Cut & Strutt Runway Battle
Registration coming 2-23-26
Vendor Booths
- Cluster – 7 available
- Basic – 15 available
- Showcase – 7 available
Conference Rooms
Sponsorships
Title Sponsor – Only 1 available
BarberPolls Awards – 2 available
BarberTime Radio Halftime Sponsor – 2 available
BarberTime Academy Sponsor – 2 available
Individual BarberPolls Awards Sponsors – 12 available
Media Row
Celebrities and News outlets alike, love to go into the Barbershop to get the scoop on our neighborhoods! It’s time we BECOME the news! Join BarberTime in building a media network specifically for the barber and beauty industries, today!
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