The most dramatic hats at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival races

<strong>By Heather Cichowski</strong><p> Hats off! The <a href="https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02020031355626/royals-at-cheltenham-festival-2020-races-photos"><strong>Cheltenham Festival</strong></a> brings together keen horse race fans to cheer on their favourite jockeys. The annual event also sees racegoers put on their most fashionable looks, including some incredible hats! <p>There isn't an official dress code for the Cheltenham Festival, like there is for <a href=/tags/0/royal-ascot><strong>Royal Ascot</strong></a>, but many people dress up in their smartest ensembles and hats to hit the races in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. <p>Ladies Day in particular is guaranteed to bring some awe-inspiring hats and fascinators. The creativity, colours and shapes of the millinery shows no bounds, and we love seeing attendees showcase their bold individual styles. <p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the most striking hats and fascinators from the Cheltenham Festival 2020.</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
There was no missing this gravity-defying hat with its sculptural design and spiky flower accents. It was the perfect finishing touch to the all-purple ensemble. <p>Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
A Cheltenham Festival attendee was a vision in an array of colours. Her hot pink furry coat was accented with a blue fascinator complete with a cluster of multicoloured butterflies! <p>Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
<a href=/tags/0/zara-tindall><strong>Zara Tindall</strong></a> complemented her monochromatic navy ensemble with a feathered fascinator at the races on March 10. <p>Photo: © Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Racing Festival brought out a multitude of incredible fascinators, including this bold number. The fashionable wide-brimmed hat was accented with flower-like tufts of fabric. <p>Photo: &copy; Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images
Feathered friends! Two racegoers made a lasting impression on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival (March 13) with their plume-accented headwear. <p>Photo: &copy; GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images
Two racegoers put on their most dramatic, colourful hats for Ladies Day. <p>Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
On the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, a stylish attendee showed off her striped tweed suit and feathered fascinator. The hat was tipped at a jaunty angle. <p>Photo: &copy; Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images
<a href=/tags/0/zara-tindall><strong>Zara Tindall</strong></a> made another style statement on Ladies Day in a bespoke black-and-white houndstooth coat by <strong>Laura Green London</strong> topped with a dramatic ruby red fascinator by <strong>Juliette Botterill</strong>. <p>Photo: © Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
This attendee certainly dressed to the St. Patrick's Day theme of the third day of the Cheltenham Racing Festival thanks to this extravagant green and blue hat accented with peacock feathers. Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
Tweet, tweet! A racegoer topped her colourful ensemble off with a printed fascinator complete with a tiny orange bird with hot pink feathered tail on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. <p>Photo: &copy; David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images
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