Weirdest Fall Festivals In America
Dating back 500 years over 9 000 men participate in the naked festival hadaka matsuri every year in okayama japan.
Weirdest fall festivals in america. The autumn doesn t merely mean halloween happenings. America s weirdest fall festivals whether you re betting on speeding coffins tasting teriyaki bear or just yelling your head off autumn brings a sense of excitement to the kookiest festivalgoers. Oct 10 2016 the trailing of the sheep festival. Entering its 28th year michigan s humungus fungus fest has become one of the most unexpected foodie events in america.
These are the best 2019 fall festivals taking place in cities and small towns near you. Sun valley ketchum and hailey idaho what to expect. People come from all over to celebrate the world s largest oldest living organism a 200 000 pound shoestring mushroom occupying 38 acres of land and dating back anywhere from 1 500 to 10 000 years. 20 of the weirdest and wackiest usa festivals coming up in 2018.
This time of year is also ripe for colorful festivals focused on everything from apples to oysters german traditions to new england s culinary favorite maine lobster. Kick off fall by experiencing one of these unique harvest celebrations across america in october. Touted as one of the best festivals in the world the annual event celebrates the migration of 1 500 sheep from the mountains to their winter pasture between the sheep parade wool fest a folklife fair and sheepdog trials you ll want to stay for several days. The most famous festival is the saidai ji eyo hadaka matsuri held in okayama where the festival originated.
This festivals are held in dozens of places throughout japan every year usually in the summer or winter. The 8 weirdest fall festivals in america. Autumn is almost here and there s more than pumpkin. From roadkill cook offs to worm races these are the weirdest and wackiest fall festivals.
There s a reason why hundreds of sheep take to the streets of idaho every autumn. Celebrate cooler weather changing leaves and the harvest season at one of america s fall festivals. These festivals prove exactly that. When the weather turns brisk the people get weird.
For the past 35 years gilroy calif has been home to one of the largest food festivals in the united states the garlic festival.