Lists of Bests: AskMen.com's Top 10 Weirdest Festivals http://www.listsofbests.com/list/4371 The full list with explanations (and dates of the events) can be seen at their website. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:39:54 GMT en-us 0 50 10 0 0 Gilroy Garlic Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/208018 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/208018" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/1075781s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104039/california" title="California">California</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/873957/santa-clara-county-california" title="Santa Clara County">Santa Clara County</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/208017/gilroy-santa-clara-county-california" title="Gilroy">Gilroy</a></div><div id="num-active-people">25</div> Cow Painting Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655407 <div id="position">2</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102969/luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104323/luxembourg-city-luxembourg" title="Luxembourg City">Luxembourg City</a></div> Ivrea Orange Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655411 <div id="position">3</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102953/italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103332/piemonte-italy" title="Piemonte">Piemonte</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/256696/ivrea-piemonte-italy" title="Ivrea">Ivrea</a></div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Songkran Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655413 <div id="position">4</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103050/thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/105069/chiang-mai-thailand" title="Chiang Mai">Chiang Mai</a></div><div id="num-active-people">1</div> Moose Dropping Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655418 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/655418" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/1376438s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104036/alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/200096/talkeetna-alaska" title="Talkeetna">Talkeetna</a></div> Golden Shears Sheep Shearing Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655422 <div id="position">6</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102998/new-zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/335271/north-island-new-zealand" title="North Island">North Island</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/1086403/wairarapa-north-island-new-zealand" title="Wairarapa">Wairarapa</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/254363/masterton-wairarapa-north-island" title="Masterton">Masterton</a></div> So Joo Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655423 <div id="position">7</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103000/portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/860989/norte-portugal" title="Norte">Norte</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/870555/grande-porto-norte-portugal" title="Grande Porto">Grande Porto</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103440/porto-grande-porto-norte" title="Porto">Porto</a></div> Frog Festival http://www.43places.com/places/view/655426 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/655426" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/770255s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103061/united-states" title="United States">United States</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/104051/louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/398286/rayne-louisiana" title="Rayne">Rayne</a></div> Cooper's Hill Annual Cheese Rolling http://www.43places.com/places/view/655437 <div id="position">9</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102942/united-kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/181680/england-united-kingdom" title="England">England</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/103580/gloucestershire-england-united-kingdom" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/105729/gloucester-gloucestershire-england" title="Gloucester">Gloucester</a></div> La Tomatina http://www.43places.com/places/view/284173 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/284173" /><img src="http://media.43places.com/salty/1092526s75.jpg" class="place-image" height="75" width="75" /></a></div><div class="ladder"><a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/102925/spain" title="Spain">Spain</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/411765/comunidad-valenciana-spain" title="Comunidad Valenciana">Comunidad Valenciana</a>&nbsp;&gt; <a href="http://www.43places.com/places/view/200930/bunol-comunidad-valenciana-spain" title="Buñol">Buñol</a></div><div id="num-active-people">27</div>