Crazy and Bizarre Festivals

Australia Day Cockroach Races:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
http://www.storybridgehotel.com.au/cockroachrace/

Darwin Beer Can Regatta:
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
http://www.whatsgoingon.com/100things.cgi/beercan/page2.html

Finnish Barrel Rolling Championships:
Sonkajarvi, Finland

International Cherry Pit Spitting Contest:
Eau Claire, MI, USA
http://www.treemendus-fruit.com/int.htm

Interstate Mullet Toss:
Pensacola, Florida, USA
http://www.florabama.com/events.htm

La Tomatina:
The Big Tomatoe Battle
Bunol, Bunol, Spain
http://www.lahoya.net/tomatina/

Mighty Mud Mania, the Original Mud Obstacle Course:
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/mightymudmania/

Muskoka River Bathtub Derby:
Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
http://www.muskokariverbathtubderby.com/

The New Straits Times Million Ringgit Charity Duck Race:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
http://www.klduckrace.com/

Songkran Festival,
Thailand
http://www.lotusfragrance.com/index.html

Weird Festivals in the UK and Eire
http://www.thesite.org/magazine/specials_festivals/the_festivals/weird_festivals.html

Wife Carrying World Championships:
Sonkajarvi, Finland
http://www.sonkajarvi.fi/

World Bog Snorkeling Championships and Mountain Bike Bog Leaping:
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/bog.htm

Crazy fighting festival
Shibata, Japan
http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~manachan/e_travel_shibata.htm

Las Fallas de Valencia
Valencia, Spain
http://www.whatsgoingon.com/100things.cgi/lasfallas/page2.html