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07-22-2008, 11:14 PM
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Festivals, Camps, Conventions around the world
I'm in big festival goer, both as patron and performer and just wondering what festivals, conventions, and camps clown-forum members attend regularly. Feel free to provide info on local "home town" festivals - these can sometimes be as good or better than the larger festivities...
Chautauqua Festival in Wythe Virginia is a great little festival. It runs 9 days annually and has some quality entertainment and a great atmosphere. The downside is that it's in a tiny town in southwest Virginia that really isn't close to anything.... Floyd Fest is a four day festival with seven stages that are almost always occupied in addition to strolling entertainment and busking. Downside is similar to the one above in that it is fairly isolated. Great scenery though. Burning Man isn't for everyone. It is ultra-liberal in virtually everything and is not for the faint of heart. The festival is becoming more about partying than self-expression these days. In the past before it became bastardized - it could be a life changing event. Probably the only place in the world where an entire city is built (with working airport, radio station, post office, bars, and virtually anything else you'd find in a regular city) only for the festival and completely disassembled once the festivities come to an end. Black Rock City is indeed a unique experience. Tranformus is a "mini-Burning Man" with a similar atmosphere. Same rules apply but it is a little more tame the Burning Man. If you've ever wanted to be engulfed by the flames from a flamethrower - Transformus is the place to be. Glastonbury Festival is on my "to-do" list eventually. I've not made it across the pond to attend, but hope to in the near future. Singapore River Buskers Festival is another event I've not made it to yet. I hope to make it to this festival one day... Maybe Princess Twister can teach me a few balloons if or when I make it there!  IJA Convention in Winston-Salem N.C. Winter Carnival of Magic in Pigeon Forge TN Hurricane Hugo Juggling Convention in Charlotte NC SantaCON - I'll be in Asheville this year. Check for an area near you! -------- So... that's my list. Anyone else?
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07-22-2008, 11:56 PM
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Wisconsin is THE place to be for odd small-town fests. We have the UFO fest, the June Bug Fest, the Pea Soup Fest, and, my personal favorite, the Cheese Curd Fest--all within a 25-min. drive from my house.
Come visit!!
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07-23-2008, 01:24 AM
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Those are great Jolly. I am looking forward to chasing down some of the links A.M. (After MooseCamp)
clownevents.com (Clown Events at ClownEvents.com) is a gooe resource for events around the world, and not just clown events. Now there are seperate areas for puppets, balloons, face painting, magic and other events.
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07-23-2008, 11:32 AM
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Not clown-related, but next month I'm planning to go to MusikFest in Pennsylvania and the Renaissance Fair in upstate New York (and possibly the Renaissance fair at the Cloisters in New York City).
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07-23-2008, 12:35 PM
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Oh, you wanted clown-related festivals. Tee hee. Well, the Cheese Curd Festival is still really good.
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07-23-2008, 12:37 PM
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Any festival is a good festival....
Well.... a Cheese Curd Festival....?  Almost any festival is a good festival!
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07-23-2008, 06:32 PM
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Flopeye fish Festival,
Kershaw Spring a thon Child safety day Renesance Festival Watermelon Festival Chitlin Strut. are a few not to far from here we try and get to, to visit.
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07-23-2008, 06:39 PM
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The Chitlin Strut!! You gotta check that one out!
Don't know if I'd wanna partake in the chitlin-eating contest, but I definitely would wanna learn how to dance the strut!!
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07-28-2008, 01:08 PM
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In my general area there is the strawberry festival (this one always has the most clowns), garlic festival, asparagus festival, whole earth festival, greek food festival, oktoberfest, chinese new year (I go to the one in San Fran, more people used to using cash there), Various art and wine festivals, then there is my favorite which isn't so much of a festival as it is kind of a place that has an ongoing craft fair everyday for about 2 months, which is Apple Hill. There are always TONS of kids there who, have a tendency to get bored after looking at crafts before their parents do, so there is plenty of opportunity to make a lot of money doing face painting and balloon animals etc.
EDIT: oy a forgot a bunch, Gold Rush Days, Pacific Rim Festival, Jazz Jubilee, music in the park, and, how could I forget this one I was in one of the shows Sacramento Shakespeare Festival. Plus any number of Ren Faires going on almost every weekend in the summer months. and I think that's all the ones I've been to personally, there are more I'm sure that I haven't been to. Last edited by juggle-fox; 07-28-2008 at 01:12 PM.
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07-28-2008, 03:36 PM
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Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival
Italian Heritige Festival Pirate Festival Tomato Festival Scottish Festival Taste of Buffalo Curtian Up Hershal Carasoll Festival Just to name a few Oh yea about a zillion wine festivals
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