There is, apparently, an event for everything. Want to race while being chased by zombies? Baltimore-based Reed Street Productions created Run for Your Lives, a 5K obstacle course where participants are hunted by the living dead. Big fan of LOLcats or other famous felines on YouTube? On August 30, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis will host its first Internet Cat Video Festival and already has more than 7,000 submissions. There's even BronyCon, a convention for guys who are really into My Little Pony.
Here's a look at some of the most unusual festivals and events that take place around the country.
Underwater Music Festival
Photo: Bill Keogh
Run for Your Lives
Photo: HGL
BronyCon
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury for BizBash
Internet Cat Video Festival
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Air Guitar World Championships
Photo: Pasi Lehtinen
Blobfest
Photo: Serena Blackwell
Burping World Championships
Photo: Courtesy of the World Burping Federation
Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators & Tribute Artists
Photo: Courtesy of Sunburst Convention of Celebrity Impersonators & Tribute Artists
Roswell U.F.O. Festival
Photo: Mike Peters
Woolly Worm Festival
Photo: Courtesy of Woolly Worm Festival