Hat burning girls trips, giddy up, girls

At some point this year every one of you has stood in front of a shop mirror in a cowboy hat you had no intention of buying. You tilted it, took the photo and put it back on the shelf. This is the weekend the hat comes home, made by you, with somewhere to stay for all of you.

See the hat burning weekends Pick your city

Where: Brisbane
Group size: From six of you
Price: From $479 per person, somewhere to stay included
Take home: A felt fedora each, designed by you

Friends in cowboy hats clinking drinks on a sunny terrace

Why the girls keep picking hat burning

Girlhood never expired. It needed a better hat.

You’ve all been eyeing off cowboy hats for months. A hat burning workshop turns that into an afternoon: a felt fedora each, gloves on and a burning pen that etches your design straight into the felt.

For about one hat’s worth of concentration, it’s all very neat. Then the workshop finds its rhythm, with a running commentary on every hat in the room. Some go minimal. Others go full rodeo.

By the end every one of you is holding a hat nobody else could’ve made, and the group photo looks like the poster for a very stylish western.

The designs get a little wilder with every drink, which is exactly what makes them keepers.

What happens on a hat burning girls weekend

Brims first, then the whole night.

A hat burning girls trip with My Ultimate is a fedora burning workshop with your own artist host in a studio just for your group, built into a whole girls weekend with somewhere to stay, tacos and margaritas.

A studio just for the posse.
Your artist host walks everyone through it step by step: a felt fedora each, gloves on and a burning pen. It’s BYO, so your own drinks come along, and the cups are already waiting.
Wildflowers round the brim.
Rolling ranges across the tops, bold lines next to delicate ones, and a design that gets a little wilder with every drink.
The hats come home.
Your own Brisbane apartment becomes the ranch house, fedoras lined up along the kitchen bench and the playlist leaning a little country. Every look gets sent past the couch for a yee or a haw.
Tacos under the art deco glow.
A margarita each in cocktail jugs and taco share plates with corn chips, while the brims get admired all over again, mostly by the people wearing them.
One more margarita under the festoons.
A tropical garden bar, guacamole and corn chips passed round, and the brims tipping together for one more photo. By sunup somebody’s wearing hers with pyjamas.

The hat burning girls trip

One city, a hat for every one of you.

It’s a whole girls weekend with the hat burning workshop built in: somewhere to stay, the food, the drinks and where to next, already in an order that works. The city’s page has it alongside every other girls weekend there.

Prices are from, per person, for a minimum of six. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact dates.

Two friends showing off the designs burned into their felt hats

Brisbane

Hats on for the honky tonk

The Honky Tonk Escape

A fedora burning workshop in a studio just for your group, then tacos and margaritas under the art deco glow and one last margarita under the festoon lights.

From $479 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

Overnight accommodation in a chic city apartment
A fedora hat workshop with your own artist host
BYO drinks welcome at the studio
A felt fedora each to take home
Tacos and a margarita each, with reserved seating
Margaritas and guacamole at a tropical garden bar

See every detail of The Honky Tonk Escape

See Brisbane girls weekends

What kind of girls group hat burning suits

Some go minimal. Others go full rodeo.

It works for the friend who’s been saving cowboy hat photos for months, and for the one who’s never drawn anything but swears she’ll give it a go.

A group of friends cuddled up together on a couch by a big window

The ones who want to make something.

A hat you made, worn out to dinner the same night.

Zero art skills required.

Your host walks everyone through it step by step.

The country music fans.

The playlist leans a little country. Nobody minds.

Every age at the table.

From the twenty somethings to the friends who’ve been to every birthday since school.

A milestone birthday.

Every brim in the group photo, and one for the birthday girl that nobody else could’ve made.

Friends from different chapters.

School friends, work friends and somebody’s sister. Nothing breaks the ice like critiquing each other’s brims.

What pairs well with hat burning

The rest of the weekend, sorted around the brim.

The hat burning weekend already works on its own. These are the things that sit beautifully beside it, and a few of them can be added to the weekend above.

Tacos and margaritas

Tacos and a margarita, then one more margarita with guac. Already in the weekend.

Grazing at the apartment

For the couch debrief, hats still on. An extra on the weekend.

A VIP nightclub booth

Take the brims dancing. An extra on the weekend.

A massage

For the hands that held the burning pen. An extra on the weekend.

High tea

Fedoras and tiered stands. An extra on the weekend.

Paint and sip

Another way to make something in Brisbane. Its own weekend there.

Clay and pottery

Hands in clay instead. Its own weekend in Brisbane.

Terrarium making

A tiny garden to go with the hat. Its own weekend in Brisbane.

Vision boards

Big plans, under a big brim. Its own weekend in Brisbane.

Line dancing

Boots on, steps taught. Not in a My Ultimate weekend yet; this honky tonk weekend is the closest.

Good to know before your hat burning workshop

The small things the girls will ask about.

Drinks

The studio is BYO, so your own drinks and snacks come along. The cups are already waiting.

Safety

Gloves go on before the burning pen does, and your host walks everyone through it.

What to wear

Whatever you’re wearing out that night. The hat goes with you.

Photos

The group shot will look like a western poster. What goes on socials is the group’s call.

Hat burning girls trips with My Ultimate, at a glance

What it is: A fedora burning workshop with your own artist host in a studio just for your group, inside a whole girls weekend with somewhere to stay.
Where: Brisbane.
Take home: A felt fedora each.
Group size: From six of you. Fewer? Tell us how many when you check your dates.
Price: From $479 per person, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates.
Who runs it: My Ultimate Girls Trip, part of My Ultimate, female founded in 2011.

Real girls trip reviews

In their own words, exactly as written.

Four women hugging and laughing by a stone fireplace — Ashleigh Khalil, 32

Five women raising their glasses over shared plates at a long lunch — Patricia Murphy, 65

Booking a hat class, or a whole girls weekend

Same hat, a very different weekend.

Plenty of groups book a hat workshop and have a brilliant afternoon. Then everyone’s on the footpath in a brand new hat, working out where dinner is and who’s heading home.

A hat burning girls weekend with My Ultimate has the apartment, tacos, margaritas and where to next already lined up after the workshop, so the hats get their first night out together.

Somewhere to stay, already in it.One living room for the getting ready, the debrief and the morning coffee.

One front door at the end of the night.Everyone heads home to the same place, hats and all.

You’re in the photo.Brim tipped with the girls, not sorting out dinner.

Meet Nyree, who started My Ultimate in 2011

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From $479pp. Who’s in?

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Where you can do a hat burning girls trip

Where are we going?

The hat burning weekend is in Brisbane. In another city? Each city’s page has every girls weekend there, prices and all.

Four friends sipping rosé in a vineyard at dusk

MelbourneNo hat burning weekend yetSee every Melbourne girls weekend

Four friends on the bow of a boat raising glasses towards the Sydney Harbour Bridge

SydneyNo hat burning weekend yetSee every Sydney girls weekend

A city skyline and river at golden hour, boats moored below

BrisbaneBrisbane girls weekends

Four friends laughing over drinks on an oceanfront deck at sunset

Gold CoastNo hat burning weekend yetSee every Gold Coast girls weekend

Want to make something in another city? Paint and sip, terrarium making and candle making run in other cities.

Know what the girls want? Start a Melbourne girls trip wishlist, or check available dates for your group or call or chat with us on 1300 339 734.

Hat burning girls trip questions

Asked a lot, answered here.

Still deciding? See what pairs well with hat burning, or pick your city and see the weekends.

What’s included in the hat burning workshop?

A studio just for your group with your own artist host, a felt fedora each, gloves and a burning pen to etch your design into the felt. It’s BYO, so your own drinks and snacks are welcome, and everyone takes her hat home.

How much does a hat burning girls trip cost?

The hat burning weekend in Brisbane starts from $479 per person, for a minimum of six, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact weekend when you check availability.

Do we need to be good at drawing?

Not at all. Your host walks everyone through it step by step, and some of the best hats go minimal.

What else is in the weekend?

Your own Brisbane city apartment, tacos and a margarita each at an art deco dining room, then one more margarita with guacamole at a tropical garden bar.

Is there hat burning in other cities?

Not yet. Every weekend is on the Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast pages.

Can we just book the workshop?

Hat burning with My Ultimate comes inside a whole girls weekend, with somewhere to stay. See the weekend on the Brisbane page.

How many of us do we need?

Six. Fewer than that? Let us know how many of you there are. We cater for groups of many sizes.

Is hat burning a good idea for a birthday?

A brilliant one. Everyone leaves with a hat, and the group photo does the rest.