Top 10 Must See Outrageous Festivals around the World

Once in a year some of the countries around the world celebrates magical, sometimes strange but mostly outrageous festivals that any traveler wouldn't want to miss. 


Here are 10 of the most amazing must see outrageous festivals around the world:

10. Tomorrowland — Boom, Belgium

Tomorrowland is now the most notable global electronic music festival held in Boom, Belgium. The most recent was attended by 185,000 party people last July 26 to 28 of this year. For 2014, Tomorrowland will be on June 27 – 29.

9. La Tomatina — Buñol, Spain 

It may seem crazy to be throwing fruits and vegetables during a parade but this has been an ancient tradition for the people of Buñol, Spain. The Festival started in 1945 and until today, La Tomatina is one of the craziest festivals you'll ever experience in your entire life. Catch the fun once in a year every last Wednesday of August.

8. Running of the Bulls — Pamplona, Spain

The most famous encierro  or running of the bulls is that of the seven-day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin in Pamplona, Spain. The festival is also being celebrated in other places like Portugal, some Mexican cities, Trujillo, Peru, Mesquite, Nevada, and southern France during the summer. If you can Imagine yourself being chased by angry bulls typically a dozen of them, you may join the fun of the chase every July 6 – 14 of the year in Pamplona, Spain.

7. Snow & Ice Festival — Harbin, China

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival has been held since 1963. The renowned Harbin festival is the largest among all ice and snow festivals being celebrated around the world. Harbin is located in Northeast China with an average temperature of -16.8 degrees Celsius in winter. Officially, the Snow & Ice Festival festival starts January 5th and lasts one month.

6. Cascamorras — Baza, Spain 

The Fiesta de Cascamorras is a big festival that takes place in the towns of Baza dn Guadix in Granada, Spain. It is being held annually every September 6th. The two towns significantly fights for possession of a statue of the Virgen de la Piedad. The Cascamorras  festival was declared as "Fiesta of National Tourist Interest of Spain" in year 2006.

5. Up Helly Aa Fire Festival — Lerwick, Scotland 

Up Helly Aa is a fire festivals held annually in Shetland, in Scotland, in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season. The festival involves a procession of up to a thousand guizers in Lerwick of squads who march through the town wearing themed costumes. Up Helly Aa is celebrated every last Tuesday of January every year.

4. Carnevale — Venice, Italy

The Carnival of Venice or knows Carnevale di Venezia in Italy is a yearly festival, celebrated in Venice, Italy. The Carnival ends with Lent, 40 days before Easter on Fat Tuesday or Martedì Grasso, or the day before Ash Wednesday for Roman Catholics.

3. Oktoberfest — Munich, Germany

Oktoberfest is currently the world's largest festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 Million people from all over the world attending this large event annually. In Germany, it is not really called Oktoberfest, but die Wies'n, named after the colloquial of the fairgrounds Theresienwiese.

2. Cochella — Indio, California

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival also called Coachella, Coachellafest, or Coachella Festival is an three-day annual music and arts fair held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The festival features many music genres, that largely includes rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic music. On 2014, Cochella Festival will be held on April 11 – 20.

1. Mardi Gras — New Orleans

The best place and the best festival to party the hardest in New Orleans' Mardi Gras. This event happens on the Tuesday of the Catholic's Holy week so that would be March 4 for 2014.




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