Urvi Agrawal 21st March, 2024
Celebrated in Buñol, this is one of the world’s biggest food fights. Thousands of people take to the streets every year in August to throw around 100 metric tons of tomatoes.
This festival marks the beginning of the new year in Thailand and is celebrated on the 13th of April every year with playful water fights, street parties, and folk music.
Originally a marketing campaign for Boryeong’s mineral-rich mud, this summer festival is held in July and lets you unleash your inner child with sculpting contests, mud wrestling, and beachside parties.
In this “ Battle of Wine,” red-clad participants throw liters of red wine at each other every year in the quaint town of Haro, La Rioja, on 29th June. Like Holi, it’s a messy joyous spectacle that ends with feasting.
Celebrated on Clean Monday annually, this festival transforms the seaside town of Galaxidi into a battle zone. In this messy tradition, people come together to throw dyed flour, dance, and relish popular Greek dishes.
The Carnival of Ivrea is a chaotic citrus battle in Italy where teams fling oranges at each other for 3 days and celebrate with masked balls, costumes, and parades.
This festival is celebrated biennially in February in Chinchilla, and residents participate in enjoyable activities such as melon bungee, melon tossing, melon bullseye, and melon skiing.