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The World's Most Extreme Festivals - Episode Guide

Season 1

Japanese Naked Man Festival

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2017

Japanese Naked Man Festival
Radio 1's Chris Stark dons a loincloth and enters Hadaka Matsuri; a 500-year-old Japanese festival of naked men fighting over lucky sticks in a temple.

Spring Break Cancun

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2017

Spring Break Cancun
Beats, bikinis, biceps and binge-boozing - can Chris Stark survive a crazy 24 hours of hard partying with Spring Breakers in Cancun?

Death Metal & Pagan Warfare

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 11, 2017

Death Metal & Pagan Warfare
Chris checks out axe-fighting, fire-breathing and viking football at Lithuania's Kilkim Zaibu festival, celebrating death metal and the cult of dark arts.

Gathering of the Juggalos

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2017

Gathering of the Juggalos
Chris Stark travels to Ohio to witness the notorious Gathering of the Juggalos – a crazy party of music, nudity, drink, drugs and fighting.

The Festival That Never Sleeps

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2017

The Festival That Never Sleeps
After sailing to the edge of the Arctic Circle, Chris Stark enjoys the endless sunlight of Træna. Beautiful, breathtaking and bonkers – this festival is a Scandi party paradise.
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