On this page you find a list of all the wet events we are aware of. Please email us any additions, amendments and corrections for this wet events list. Thank you!

1. Events with fixed dates
2. Events with changing dates
3. Muddy Festivals
4. Mud Runs

   Wacky Wet Calendar
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These events always happen on the same date every year so you can make long term plans.

1st January: New Year's Sea Swimming

Zaandfort, Holland.
A wild and frosty run into the sea. Many participants wear fancy dress.

Saltdean Beach near Brighton, England.
Brighton Swim Team and others jump into the sea around high tide, weather permitting. Dress up warm.

10-15 April: Songkran - Thai New Year

The best venue is Chiang Mai, Nothern Thailand. The whole event goes officially from 1-18 April, with some regions going on a few days more. Most of the water throwing is between 10-15 April all over south-east Asia, like Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand as well as Yunnan in China. Everybody gets soaking wet. What started with simply pouring water over friends and relatives as a goodwill blessing has become a major waterfest with throwing water over people by the bucket load. Great Fun.

17-24 June: Cavite Water Festival, Cavite, Philippines

The Annual Cavite City Water Festival is popularly known as REGADA and is just plain old fun. The festival’s moniker was derived from the Spanish word "regar" which means "to water" or "to sprinkle". Held every 17th to 24th of June, it is a week long celebration that is full of culture and religious significance. It coincides with the feast of Saint John the Baptist.

25th December: Xmas Sea Swim

Saltdean Beach near Brighton, England.
Brighton Swim Team and others jump into the sea around high tide, weather permitting. Dress up warm. Look for the beach huts on the left side of the beach, towards the east.

These events always happen on different dates each year. Please check their websites for details. We've grouped these events depending what happens and who gets wet. Enjoy!

Public Festivals

There are many wet festivals around the world. Below are those which we know are running, listed in alphabethical order.

Brandersfeesten

Last weekend in September, Schiedam, Netherlands.
Scouting groups create a number of crossings over the harbour. Local people can cross the river in many exciting ways. The idea is to stay dry, but only few do. Not all groups understood this instruction so well, nor do all participants really try to reach the other side dry. Great fun. www.brandersfeesten.nl

Fiesta del Agua

June sometime, Villagarcía de Arosa, Spain.
Spain's answer to Thailand's Songkran is a wild water party with 20,000 to 30,000 soaking wet participants. www.lariadearosa.com/Villagarcia/FiestaAgua.htm

Koninginnedag

Last Sunday in April
Lots of wacky events and games take place to celebrate Queen's Day. Best is in Pijnacker or Ouderkerk, and all over the Netherlands. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninginnedag

Nabada River Festival

3rd Monday in July, Ulm, Germany
After the traditional swearing of the oath in the Weinhof on the morning of Oath Monday, the 'Nabada' river festival takes place in the afternoon. The colourful river procession begins on the Danube at about 16:00 h (by the way, 'Nabada' means 'swim down' the Danube).

Numerous themed boats decorated and manned by various societies and groups, poke fun at the political issues of the day, rather like at the Carneval on the Rhine. They are accompanied by the lively music of various bands being carried on boats swaying away down the river (the spectators also have a vote on the best musical act). In addition to the official boats, countless small river craft joint in the fun, usually including some “water rats” in rather risky home-made constructions, splashing and paddling their way down the 7 km stretch of the Danube.

This day of watery fun culminates in festivities with live music in Friedrichsau Park and at various points around the city centre.

Newquay Surf Championships

1st week in August, Newquay, Cornwall, UK.
Lots of surfing related fun on the beach and in the sea. Enjoy the foamparties on some evenings.

Run to the Sun

Last weekend in May, Newquay, Cornwall, UK.
Wild VW event. Bring your waterguns and a change of clothes, it can get wet. Also some fun action on the beaches.

Sprietlopen

Sunday 28 June
Leimuiden or Puttershoek, NL, and in some towns nearby.
You're invited to walk across the water on a slippery beam. Sooner or later you fall into the water with all your clothes on. That's were the fun comes in. www.sprietlopen.nl

Te Land, ter Zee en in de Lucht

Every 2nd Saturday from late May.
Many locations in the Netherlands.
Wild TV show for everyone to take part in various soaking wet activities. Filmed at different locations every two weeks.

Tomatina

Last Wednesday in August, Buñol, Spain.
At the peak of tomato season, the village of Buñol stages a tomato war. For two hours, the otherwise sober citizenry happily pelt each other with ripe, red fruit and the streets turn into rivers of tomato juice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatina

Vlottentocht Raft Race

3rd weekend in August, Kanaal Bocholt-Herentals, Lommel, Belgium.
The Lommel Raft Race is organised by the Lommel Scouts. It's a unique competition for self-build rafts.
De Lommelse Vlottentocht wordt georganiseerd door de Lommelse Scouts. Het is een unieke wedstrijd voor zelfgesjorde vlotten. www.vlottentocht.be

Worthing Birdman

Mid August, Worthing, UK.
British eccentrics jump off Worthing Pier in fancy outfits and flying crafts.

Kwalleballen Mud Rugby

Usually 3rd Sunday in April, Valkenswaard, Netherlands.
Kwalleballen is a pot rugby in the mud. It is played in maize fields of 16x32 meter, which is sprayed with water until it is really soggy with deep black mud. www.kwalleballen.nl

Yasoton Mud Festival, Thailand

First Full Moon in May, Yasoton, Isaan, Thailand.
The mud festival in Yasoton is known as the "Bung Ban Fai" festival. This takes place in the whole province of Isan, but the city of Yasoton has the best festival, just like as Chiang-Mai is the best place for Songkran.

Mud Festival, Boryeong, South Korea

This annual event takes place around mid July in Boryeong, South Korea. The first Mud Festival was staged in 1998 and by 2010 it attracted over a million visitors. See our Travel section.

The mud run dates change every year. Some events happen several times, and at different locations. Please check with the organisers. We list them by country and in alphabethical order.

Canada

Mud Run - Canada’s Dirtiest Trail Run

Sunday June 5, 2011
Claireville Conservation Area, Hwy 427 & Steeles, Toronto, Ontario

Solo, or teams of three, with 10K, 5K or 1.5K distances, plus Kids Mini Mud Run with 1.5K distance.

This mud run is definitely not your average running race. It’s an event for anyone with an adventuresome spirit who likes to have fun and get dirty. Participants of all abilities can run, walk, skip or trot the scenic marked trail. For an added challenge there are also hills, river crossings, climbing walls, tunnels, tires, hay bales, and other obstacles along the way.

The Mud Run finishes with the main attraction: a mud pit that is 50-feet of the wettest, sloppiest, gooiest Canadian mud that you are ever likely to find. It’s cool, it’s fun, it’s permission to get wet and dirty. Spectators welcome!

What You Receive: Marked race route, electronic timing, race bib, souvenir shirt, post race showers, and a lots of wet and dirty fun!

More Information and Registration: www.MudRun.ca
Contact: 416-486-9970 ext. 21   info@adventureracingcanada.com

Netherlands

Prutmarathon Mud Run

Schemerhorn, near Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Probably the muddiest race in Europe. Prepare to get soaked and dirty all over.
http://www.lesdeuxponts.nl/prutmarathon.htm

USA

ASYMCA Mud Run

Lake O'Neill, Camp Pendelton Marine Corps Base, Oceanside, California, USA.
The Mud Run is a challenging 10K run with hills, tire obstacles, river crossings, two 5-foot walls with mud on both sides, tunnel crawl, slippery hill climb, and the final 30-foot mud pit. This is the most fun you can have running a 10K!
www.camppendletonraces.com/asymca.html

Camp Pendelton Mud Run

Lake O'Neill, Camp Pendelton Marine Corps Base, Oceanside, California, USA.
This event is limited to 3500 participants each day and sells out months in advance. The Mud Run is a challenging 10K run with hills, tire obstacles, river crossings, two 5-foot walls with mud on both sides, tunnel crawl, slippery hill climb, and the final 30-foot mud pit. This is the most fun you can have running a 10K! Go as a spectator and wallow after the race. www.camppendletonraces.com

Dallas / Fort Worth Mud Run

Trinity River Trail, Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
This event has many obstacles that have been surrounded by mud or consist entirely of mud. The web site heading "Required Race Gear" states that all participants must wear long pants and boots or shoes that cover the ankle, for their own safety. Since most participants also wear a shirt, this is definitely a fully clothed wet and muddy event. www.mudrundfw.com

Muddy Buddy Ride & Run, USA

Many venues across the USA
Muddy Buddy is all about having fun with a friend, family member, partner or co-worker! Teams of two traverse a 6-7 mile off-road course and 5 obstacles.

At the start of the race, one team member will run and one will ride the bike. At the 1st obstacle, the rider will drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and begin running. The runner will arrive, complete the obstacle, find their bike and begin riding. Teams will continue leapfrogging each other through the entire course.

At the end of the race, racers crawl through the infamous Mud Pit crossing the finish line together as official “Muddy Buddies”! www.muddybuddy.com

San Diego Mud Run

San Diego, California USA.
A challenging 10k run, an exciting 5k race, and a Youth Mini-Mud Run (1k) filled with obstacles, hill climbs, trail runs, and of course plenty of mud to fill every "mudder's" desire! www.sandiegomudrun.com

Volkslauf

Near Bakersfield, California, USA.
With about 8 million gallons of water on the course, it has been suggested that Volkslauf is the most fun you can have with your clothes on, just like Wacky Wet World. www.volkslauf.com