17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People!

February 7, 2023February 6, 2023

The pandemics is believed to be coming to its end. So perhaps it’s a good idea to recall what things we had been celebrating before it started and what, hopefully soon, we will be coming back to soon.
The list below includes some of the most bizarre festivals taking place on our planet.

#1 American Burning Man, held on a desert. A ‘Mad Max’ style plus post-apocalyptic nuclear world

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — stuckincustoms/smugmug

#2 The festival of lanterns of blooming cherry in Japan

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — Dallas Nagata White/500px

#3 Spanish La Tomatina – nothing but a great tomato war

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — latomatina

#4 Stunning with the number of lights the Yi Peng Lantern Festival

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — Justin Ng Photography/facebook

#5 The festival of jumping over children. Yes, Spaniards happen to be weird sometimes

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — denisdoylephotos

#6 The Indian Holi, which is celebrated worldwide today

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — jarviedigital

#7 A calm Winter Festival of Light in Japan

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — cyber0515/wikipedia

#8 A great mud battle – the festival of mud in Boryeong, South Korea

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — Boryeong Mud Festival/facebook

#9 The Golden Retriever Festival in Scotland

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — huffpost

#10 The Las Fallas Festival, where all the statues taking part in the parade are burned

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — twitter

#11 The International Highline Festival in Monte Piana, Italy – chilling outi n a hammock hanging over an abyss

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — wahlhuetter

#12 The Festival of the Dead in Mexico – a very lively and colorful festival celebrating the memory of those who passed away

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — Rob Sheridan

#13 The international Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, USA

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — balloonfiesta

#14 The Fuji Shibazakura Festival in Japan, where you can admire wonderful flower compositions

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — uncoveringtheworld/wordpress

#15 The Songkran water festival in Thailand

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — songkran2014

#16 The Snow Festival in Sapporo, Japan

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — なごめ/twitter

#17 Merfest – a festival for mermaids and mermen. Because Americans can be super-weird

17 Unusual Festivals Held All Over the World. Their Unusual Events Attract Thousands of People! — coolhunting

What is the best festival you have ever been to?