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Top 5 Wacky Food Festivals You Need To Visit To Believe!

October 1, 2017

These festivals are taking food to a whole new level. Food is one thing that makes us happy at the end of the day with so many possibilities available! But at times, we have a slightly different way of appre...

Rio Carnival : The World’s Best Party Is An Example Of Cultural Ingenuity

Meher Manda

January 26, 2016

Culture, FS Features

Every year before lent, Brazil erupts in extravagant colour and sound as the Rio Carnival is celebrated. But is there more to the festival than the much circulated image of the gorgeous Brazilian woman, in ...

The Wakakusa Yamayaki Festival : The Literal ‘Fire In The Mountain’

Meher Manda

January 22, 2016

FS Features

Japan never ceases to amaze us with its festivals and The Wakakusa Yamayaki, which burns down a mountain for visual spectacle, is one such celebration. Every winter, during the cold month of January, the Wak...

10 Wacky Pictures That Display The Madness Of Music Festivals Perfectly

Anupama Khedkar

December 1, 2015

FS Features, Music

Delve into the strange side of music festivals with these hilarious images. Music festivals can be the craziest experiences of your life, a short but much-needed break from the daily grind. We have a compila...

Wild and Wacky Fashion : Desert Hearts Festival

Dhriti Menon

November 17, 2015

FS Features

Individuality goes a long way! Last year, the Desert Hearts Festival drew about 2,500 people to an Indian reservation northeast of San Diego, which doesn’t impose curfews, allowing the party to rage for 70 h...

Wacky Wednesday: World Bog Snorkelling Championships

Dhriti Menon

August 25, 2015

Culture, FS Features

And for this week's quota of strange festivals, we've come across the infamous World Bog Snorkeling Championship. Yes, you read that right - A highly competitive swimming competition set in the muddiest and nas...

Have You Heard Of The Nudefest?

Anupama Khedkar

July 13, 2015

FS Features

The only thing you're expected to wear here is sun screen. We at Festival Sherpa take pride in introducing our readers to the weirdest, strangest and yet, unsung and underrated festivals from the shiftiest c...

5 Japanese Festivals That Are Weird, Awesome And Batshit Crazy

Anupama Khedkar

June 23, 2015

FS Features

From penis festivals to sumo wrestlers making babies cry, we've covered some pretty strange ground here, folks. The Japanese are known for their eccentricities (and their sumo wrestling). We bring you a som...

5 Of October’s Oddest Festivals

Dhriti Menon

October 10, 2014

FS Features

From trailing sheep, wife carrying championships to rubber duck races, October is full strange festivals to pick and choose from. The Sherp's compiled a list of his favourites, check it out! 1. ...

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