Weirdest Fall Festivals In America
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.
Weirdest fall festivals in america. For the past 35 years gilroy calif has been home to one of the largest food festivals in the united states the garlic festival. From roadkill cook offs to worm races these are the weirdest and wackiest fall festivals. The autumn doesn t merely mean halloween happenings. 20 of the weirdest and wackiest usa festivals coming up in 2018.
Sun valley ketchum and hailey idaho what to expect. Dating back 500 years over 9 000 men participate in the naked festival hadaka matsuri every year in okayama japan. Let s face it america can be pretty darn weird when it wants to be. Entering its 28th year michigan s humungus fungus fest has become one of the most unexpected foodie events in america.
73 of african americans said they did not have emergency funds to cover three months of expenses. 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. The most famous festival is the saidai ji eyo hadaka matsuri held in okayama where the festival originated. There s a reason why hundreds of sheep take to the streets of idaho every autumn.
Oct 10 2016 the trailing of the sheep festival. When the weather turns brisk the people get weird. 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. 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.
These festivals prove exactly that. Attendees can enjoy all things garlic along with live music. Kick off fall by experiencing one of these unique harvest celebrations across america in october. This festivals are held in dozens of places throughout japan every year usually in the summer or winter.
Autumn is almost here and there s more than pumpkin.