The World’s Biggest Parties

Published April 27, 2012
Updated January 17, 2018

Worldwide Pillow Fight Day

Biggest Parties Pillow Fight

The biggest pillow fight party occurred on March 22nd, 2008, in 25 cities across the world including Boston, Copenhagen, Dubai, London, Shanghai and Sydney. Organized via social media, email, texting and word of mouth, the international flash mob proved to be quite a success. But as expected, the mess created didn’t go down too well with officials.

Pillow Fight

Worldwide Pillow Fight Day

The Love Parade

Biggest Parties Love Parade

The Love Parade began as a political demonstration in 1989, promoting peace through music, and evolved into one of the biggest dance parties in the world. Millions of people are drawn to the huge outdoor party, jiving to trance, house and electronica music.

Biggest Parties Love Parade 2

Biggest Parties Love Parade 3

And be sure to check out our other posts on the history of masquerade parties and the top documentaries on Netflix!

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Mamta Bhatt
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.