Cookies on OyList

We use essential cookies to keep OyList working. With your permission, Google Analytics cookies help us count visits and understand which pages are useful.

How we use cookies
HomeExploreFunnyWeird and Wonderful Festivals and Contests
Statistics
Some towns throw tomatoes. Others race in giant pumpkins or chase a wheel of cheese downhill. These photos catch unusual local festivals and contests in action, with the rules and traditions that explain what everyone is doing.

Share

Embed
Share this list with friends or copy the link:

Images20

1
Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling
Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling: The hillside at Brockworth, England, is steep enough to send runners tumbling after a wheel…
2
West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta
West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta: A paddler steers a hollowed-out giant pumpkin across the water in Tualatin, Oregon…
3
La Tomatina
La Tomatina: Tomatoes fly from a truck into the crowd in Buñol, Spain. The town holds its annual tomato fight on the last…
4
Air Guitar World Championships
Air Guitar World Championships: Nanami Nagura performs at the 2014 world final in Oulu, Finland, where she won the title…
5
Battle of the Oranges
Battle of the Oranges: People on foot and on carts pelt each other with oranges during the Carnival of Ivrea, Italy. The…
6
World Bog Snorkeling Championships
World Bog Snorkeling Championships: A snorkeler makes their way along a peat bog at Waen Rhydd near Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales…
7
El Colacho
El Colacho: A masked figure representing the devil jumps over babies lying on mattresses in Castrillo de Murcia, Spain. The…
8
Great Knaresborough Bed Race
Great Knaresborough Bed Race: A team wheels its passenger through Knaresborough, England, on a bed frame built for racing…
9
Nanaimo Bathtub Race
Nanaimo Bathtub Race: A motorized bathtub skips over the water at Nanaimo, British Columbia. Bathtub racing began there in…
10
Iowa State Fair Husband-Calling Contest
Iowa State Fair Husband-Calling Contest: A contestant calls out from the stage at the 2025 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines…
11
Wife Carrying World Championships
Wife Carrying World Championships: One partner carries the other on the racecourse in Sonkajärvi, Finland. The 253.5-meter…
12
Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival
Lopburi Monkey Buffet Festival: Macaques help themselves to food laid out for them in Lopburi, Thailand. The banquet sets…
13
Boryeong Mud Festival
Boryeong Mud Festival: A participant covered in gray mud holds a ball at the Boryeong Mud Festival. The South Korean event…
14
Kinetic Grand Championship
Kinetic Grand Championship: The crew of Weekend at Jerry’s takes its human-powered sculpture into Humboldt Bay in 2025. The…
15
Falmouth Worm Charming Championships
Falmouth Worm Charming Championships: Entrants try to coax earthworms to the surface in Falmouth, England. The competition…
16
World Gurning Championships
World Gurning Championships: A contestant pulls a face through a horse collar at the Crab Fair in Egremont, England. The…
17
Cotswold Olimpicks Shin-Kicking
Cotswold Olimpicks Shin-Kicking: Two competitors square off at the Cotswold Olimpick Games at Dover’s Hill, England. The…
18
Olney Pancake Race
Olney Pancake Race: Pancakes fly above frying pans at the Shrove Tuesday race in Olney, England. Runners toss their…
19
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels: A bearer carries a flaming barrel through Ottery St Mary, England, on Bonfire Night. The Devon…
20
Tunarama Tuna Toss
Tunarama Tuna Toss: A competitor takes a turn in the 2026 tuna toss at Port Lincoln, South Australia. The event once used…

Comments

Be respectful
•
Shortcut Ctrl Enter to post
•
0/2000

Loading comments…

Copyright © 2026 OyList. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Copyright
|
Contact
|