Participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, pose for photographs in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Participants in Bucharest, Romania, struck poses Sunday for the World Hat Walk, a global event celebrating headwear. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, stands by a fountain in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, poses in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, poses next to a fountain in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A child holds an umbrella as participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, pose for pictures in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, pose for photographs in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, pose for selfie photographs in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, takes pictures in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, share a laugh in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, gets help with arranging her outfit in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A man takes pictures of participants in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, showing off their outfits in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, smiles in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, checks her outfit in a window n Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, strikes a pose Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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