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Festivals

A fun new between-sets activity?

A Lot of People Are Getting the Measles at Music Festivals in Britain

"If you think you might have measles, please don't go to any of these big events," pled one health official.

Cara Giaimo August 8, 2016

Chios Rocket War

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

The annual pyrotechnic display is known as Da Shuhua, which translates to “beating down the tree flowers.”

For Lunar New Year, Blacksmiths Create Fiery Sparkling Rays With Molten Metal

The farming town of Nuanquan, China, celebrates the holiday with a 300-year-old spin on fireworks.

Lauren Young January 18, 2023

Big Pine Key, Florida

Underwater Music Festival

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

How I Learned to Keep the Peace at a Hippie Festival With No Rules

When 10,000 people camp out together at the Rainbow Gathering, staying groovy can be a challenge.

Livia Gershon July 11, 2016

A diagram explaining the anti-pee technology.

Pamplona Installs Urine-Repellant Paint Before Running of the Bulls

Stop peeing everywhere.

Cara Giaimo June 30, 2016

Man and a cow

Meenakshi Amman Temple

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.

Watch Men Dressed as Devils Jump Over Babies

Baby-jumping is the main event at Spain's annual El Colacho festival.

Tao Tao Holmes May 27, 2016

A trapped festivalgoer.

Hipsters Trap Themselves In Wristbands Weeks Before Hip Thing

Music festivals are sometimes not fun.

Cara Giaimo May 5, 2016

A Glastonbury Steel Cup, ready to rock.

Glastonbury Festival Orders Thousands of Cups to Help the British Steel Industry

It's also an attempt to cut down on trash.

Cara Giaimo April 19, 2016

Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest

Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest

For hundreds of years, participants in this Japanese festival have been making babies cry to ward off demons.

How the St. Patrick's Day Parade Paved the Way for Other Immigrant Groups

The parade, invented in America, inspired others to come.

Tao Tao Holmes March 17, 2016

Mr. Trawick nut, 'selling' boiled peanuts

Dothan, Alabama

Peanuts on Parade

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Furth im Wald, Germany

Drachenstich-Festspiele

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

Sa Sartiglia

Oristano, Italy

Sa Sartiglia

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

Video Wonder: Mexico's Exploding Hammers

Urvija Banerji February 9, 2016

Live shot, mid-tinku

Tinku

A giant, bloody battle rages throughout the Bolivian Andes each year.

Ugly Truck and Dog Contest. Long John Jamboree, March 24, 2012.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Long John Jamboree

After a long, dark winter in the upper latitudes, Yellowknife knows how to let it all out in unparalleled style.