About Hugglets

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Hugglets is a publishing and events management business serving a specialist niche market in teddy bear collecting.

In 1987 Hugglets published the first edition of the UK Teddy Bear Guide which brought together the details of specialist manufacturers, teddy bear retailers and other related businesses. The Guide grew rapidly along with the market with a new edition published each year at the end of October - coinciding with Teddy Roosevelt's birthday.

In 1989 Hugglets organised the first British Teddy Bear Festival in London which drew together over two thousand collectors and businesses. The event proved so popular that Hugglets Teddy Bear Festivals have been staged annually ever since. There are currently two events - in February and September - both held in London at Kensington Town Hall.

The one-day festivals attract around 1500 eager teddy bear enthusiasts and are an inspiration for beginners as well as for established bear collectors from all around the world.

There are 170 stands at each event selling both new and antique bears. Many of the exhibitors are individual bear makers (known as bear artists) who make bears in their own unique designs and style. Many bears are small limited editions or one-off creations.

Around 40 stands at each event are exhibitors from overseas - as far afield as Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, USA and Europe

As many as 10,000 bears and related products are on sale. Prices range from just a few pounds to over £1000. There is also a resident bear repairer tending to injured bears!

Hugglets Media Information with publicity pictures available (pdf file)