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Weird & wonderful festivals
The world's best Weird & wonderful festivals — where and when to go.
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Boryeong Mud
🇰🇷 Boryeong, South KoreaJul
★ 4.4rating
Two weeks of gloriously messy mud pools and wrestling by the sea.
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Up Helly Aa
🏴 Shetland, ScotlandJan
★ 4.6rating
Vikings, torches and a burning longship in the depths of winter.
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Cheese Rolling
🇬🇧 Gloucestershire, EnglandMay
★ 4.3rating
Chase a 4kg wheel of cheese down a near-vertical hill. Injuries expected.
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Wife Carrying
🇫🇮 Sonkajärvi, FinlandJul
★ 4.1rating
Race an obstacle course carrying a partner. Prize: her weight in beer.
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San Fermín
🇪🇸 Pamplona, SpainJul
★ 4.2rating
The running of the bulls through the old town at dawn.
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El Colacho
🇪🇸 Castrillo de Murcia, SpainJun
★ 4rating
Costumed 'devils' leap over rows of babies. Yes, really.
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Monkey Buffet
🇹🇭 Lopburi, ThailandNov
★ 4.2rating
A lavish feast laid out for thousands of temple monkeys.
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Battle of the Oranges
🇮🇹 Ivrea, ItalyFeb
★ 4.4rating
The whole town divides into teams and pelts each other with oranges.
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La Tomatina
🇪🇸 Buñol, SpainAug
★ 4.6rating
One hour. 150,000 tomatoes. The world's largest food fight.