Bizarre Festivals
Welcome to 2camels' special take on Bizarre Festivals from around the world. We've got a ton of info on 359 Bizarre Festivals in articles, snippets, videos, photo galleries and links to festival websites.
Our Featured Bizarre Festivals
Festival Types: Art, Bizarre, Performing Art
Month: September
To many Burning Man represents an artistic utopia, a successful study of creative co-existence. It's an eight day escape where particpants are free to express themselves almost without bounds. To quote it's organisers, "it's an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance".
Whatever you make of it, it can't be argued that the Burning Man Project is brilliantly unique.
Festival Types: Sport - Football, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: June
Part football, part thuggery, dripping in testosterone and tradition, Calcio Storico is not for the faint-hearted. Since the 1500's teams of 27 combatants - donned in period costume - have paraded through the picture-postcard streets of Florence before being let loose on each other in a sporting battle unlike anything else seen in Europe.
Whenever you catch a wacky, global sports round-up on the tele chances are they'll feature a bunch of Brits rolling uncontrollably down a ridiculously steep hill, neigh precipice, following a 7 pound chunk of cheese. Welcome to the outrageous world of Cheese Rolling, an age-old Pagan tradition celebrated annually in the Cotswalds and a damn good bit of fun to boot.
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Bizarre
Month: November
Early each November Mexican's the width and breadth of the country pack a hamper and head to the cemetery to celebrate el dia de los muertos, the day of the dead. And yep, I said celebrate.
Far from being a sombre affair, day of the dead festivities are round-the-clock celebrations of the lives of those family members that have passed before them. Families gather, food is shared, tequila is downed, cigars are smoked - as far as Mexican celebrations go, it doesn't get much bigger.
Each and every August in Buņol (a picturesque Spanish village just outside of Valencia) La Tomatina, the world's largest food fight is played out. The missiles, tomatoes, the targets, anyone crazed enough to turn up, the result, tomato-based carnage. Welcome to La Tomatina!
Festival Types: Bizarre, Traditional, Party
Month: July
At noon on the seventh day of the seventh month (that's July 7th for those calendarily challenged) for a duration of seven days, the Spanish city of Pamplona plays host to the festival of San Fermin (known locally as Sanfermines and famously depicted in Hemingway's, The Sun Also Rises).
The event draws party-goers from near and far and although Sanfermines entails so much more to the locals, it's the Encierro - the daily running of the bulls - that the majority of the tourists are on hand to see. For a little over half a mile bull runners - clad in all white with red handkerchiefs tied around their necks - battle the cobbles of Santo Domingo en route to El Plaza del Toros whilst in pursuit are six, infuriated, agitated and totally disorientated toros. Injuries are numerous, since 1924 they've proven fatal for 13 protagonists.
San Fermin is a festival steeped in history, tradition and local culture but not without it's detractors as is seen in the annual Running of the Nudes - an event highlighting the animal cruelty aspects of San Fermin.
Bizarre Festivals
Festival Types: Bizarre, Music - Guitar, Music - Rock
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Animal
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: March
Festival Types: Rodeo, Bizarre, Sport - Equestrian
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Traditional, Religious
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Cycling
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Bizarre, Convention
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Historical
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Endurance, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Animal, Local
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Strength
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food, Sport - Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food, Sport - Bizarre
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Cycling, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Winter, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Floral, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Air Show
Month: September
Festival Types: Historical, Bizarre, Re-enactments
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Local, Party
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: March
Festival Types: Bizarre, Animal, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Combat
Month: January
Festival Types: Animal, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Party
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Combat, Board Game, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Christmas
Month: November
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Writing, Music - Country, Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Harvest, Traditional
Month: February
Festival Types: Dance - Folk, Traditional, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Beer
Month: July
Festival Types: Inventors, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Automobile, Party
Month: September
Festival Types: Automobile, Sport - Motor Sport, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Multidiscipline, Music - Varied, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Bizarre, Convention
Month: March
Festival Types: Sport - Stick and Ball, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Performing Art, Bizarre, Local
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Music - Pop, Music - Contemporary, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Water, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Extreme
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Sport - Motor Sport, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Traditional, Bizarre, Community
Month: February
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Football, Sport - Ball
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Winter
Month: March
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Winter
Month: March
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Impersonators, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre, Community
Month: November
Festival Types: Halloween, Paranormal, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food, Sport - Bizarre
Month: January
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food, Traditional
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Automobile
Month: September
Festival Types: Impersonators, Fan Convention, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Traditional, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Traditional, National, Bizarre
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Bizarre, Convention
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Agricultural
Month: July
Festival Types: Impersonators, Fan Convention, Bizarre
Month: March
Festival Types: Board Game, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Drink, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Ball
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Water
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Traditional, Adult
Month: March
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Animal
Month: September
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Convention, Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Impersonators, Fan Convention, Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Music - Country, Automobile
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Traditional
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Sport - Equestrian, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Sport - Combat, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: November
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Water
Month: July
Festival Types: Inventors, Bizarre, Convention
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Stick and Ball, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Art, Fashion, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Community
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Cycling, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre
Month: January
Festival Types: Naturist, Nude, Bizarre
Month: January
Festival Types: Music - Country, Bizarre, Convention
Month: August
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Rodeo, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Community
Month: February
Festival Types: Paranormal, Bizarre, Convention
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food
Month: April
Festival Types: Paranormal, Bizarre, Convention
Month: April
Festival Types: Automobile, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Traditional, Adult
Month: March
Festival Types: Bizarre, Agricultural, Animal
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Agricultural, Animal
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Stick and Ball, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Winter, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Food, Food and Drink, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Fireworks, Bizarre, Convention
Month: August
Festival Types: Collectors, Bizarre, Convention
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Air Show
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Athletics, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Board Game, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Family
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Animal
Month: February
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Music - Traditional, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Winter
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Bizarre, Winter, Sport - Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Party
Month: February
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Bizarre, Party
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Football
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Miscellaneous, Convention
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Tattoo, Art, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Street Parade
Month: April
Festival Types: Multicultural, Historical, Bizarre
Month: March
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Equestrian, Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Traditional
Month: May
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Local, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Football
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Football
Month: July
Festival Types: Multicultural, Music - Traditional, Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Traditional, Bizarre, Religious
Month: January
Festival Types: Bizarre, Religious, Traditional
Month: January
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Bizarre, Convention
Month: July
Festival Types: Traditional, Cultural, Bizarre
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Bizarre, Charity, Sport - Bizarre
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Extreme, Bizarre, Sport - Equestrian
Month: August
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: Year Round
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Bizarre, Music - Country
Month: September
Festival Types: Air Show, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Family
Month: January
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Local
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Sport - Cycling, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Water
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Cycling, Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Puppet, Bizarre, Performing Art
Month: June
Festival Types: Fan Convention, Bizarre, Convention
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Street Parade, Family
Month: January
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Party
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Water, Sport - Extreme, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Bizarre, Family, Community
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Art, Adult, Bizarre
Month: March
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Drink, Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, National, Bizarre
Month: January
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Animal
Month: November
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Food
Month: November
Festival Types: Bizarre, Community, Local
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Motor Sport
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Stick and Ball
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Family
Month: June
Festival Types: Food, Food and Drink, Bizarre
Month: May
Festival Types: Food, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: Varies
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Food
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: July
Festival Types: Sport - Winter, Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: February
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Food
Month: September
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre
Month: June
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Water
Month: May
Festival Types: Art, Bizarre
Month: April
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Sport - Strength, Bizarre
Month: October
Festival Types: Bizarre, Sport - Bizarre, Animal
Month: July
Festival Types: Miscellaneous, Bizarre, Board Game
Month: April
Festival Types: Bizarre, Street Parade
Month: March
Festival Types: Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Stick and Ball
Month: Varies


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