Does your dad wear socks with sandals like it's a fashion statement? Does he tell the same joke at every family gathering and laugh harder each time? Has he ever "fixed" something with duct tape and called it engineering? Or maybe he's the guy who shows up — every game, every recital, every flat tire at 11pm — without ever needing to be asked.
Whatever kind of legend he is, we want to hear about him.
Bad Dad Brewery is on the hunt for the 2026 Bad Dad of the Year, and we need you to do the nominating. Tell us about the man who's earned the crown — the quirky, the embarrassing, the deeply loved, or all of the above.
How to enter Submit a nomination featuring either (a) a funny dad quirk that makes him unmistakably him — the cargo shorts, the grill philosophy, the unshakable belief that he knows a shortcut — or (b) the substantive qualities that make him the dad everyone wishes they had. Bonus points for stories that make us laugh and tear up in the same breath.
The prize The reigning Bad Dad of the Year will walk away with:
One of the coolest trophies around (the kind that earns its own shelf)
A $100 Bad Dad Pint & Slice gift card — pizza and pints, on us
Who can enter Anyone with a dad worth bragging about, laughing about, or both.
Nominate your old man. Crown him properly. Let him brag about it all year.