These small towns across the U.S. host some of the most unusual and unforgettable festivals you’ve probably never heard of.

Austin, Texas is known for some wild parties and festivals, SPAMARAMA may have been one of the weirdest.

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture--One of Japan’s more bizarre festivals with a 1,000-year history that involves near-naked men fighting over a hemp bag of charms was held for the last time on Feb. 17.

The duck-throwing festival — one of the most bizarre festivals in Spain, or anywhere for that matter — has occurred each August for 97 years in the resort town of Roses in Catalonia.

From nettle eating contests to bog snorkelling, we’ve picked out some bizarre and even downright baffling traditions which ...