Date announced
Unusual competition · England
World Custard Pie Championship
Coxheath, Kent
Teams compete in a slapstick pie-throwing contest.
12 June 2027
ROUND-UP GUIDE · 12 EVENTS
World championships you’ve never heard of.
A world title doesn't need a stadium. Britain's more unexpected championships test skill with peas, conkers, stones, porridge and faces. What links them is that somebody cared enough to write the rules, organise a contest and decide who did it best.
Pick the spectacle that tickles you, then head to its own guide. Some titles welcome visiting entrants; others have qualifying or selection rounds. Spectator charges vary, and several next dates are still unannounced. These are separate events dotted through the calendar, not a tour, so each has its own entry process and rulebook.
At a glance
- World Custard Pie Championship 12 June 2027 · Coxheath, Kent Stay nearby ↗
- World Peashooting Championship 10 July 2027 · Witcham, Cambridgeshire Stay nearby ↗
- World Stone Skimming Championships 11 September 2027 · Easdale Island, Argyll Stay nearby ↗
- Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship 2 October 2027 · Carrbridge, Highland Stay nearby ↗
- World Conker Championships 10 October 2027 · Southwick, Northamptonshire Stay nearby ↗
- World Bog Snorkelling Championships August bank holiday weekend · Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys Stay nearby ↗
- World Gravy Wrestling Championships Late summer, recently on the August bank holiday Monday · Bacup, Lancashire Stay nearby ↗
- World Worm Charming Championships A Saturday in June · Willaston near Nantwich, Cheshire Stay nearby ↗
- World Snail Racing Championships Usually a Saturday in mid-July, from 2pm · Congham, Norfolk Stay nearby ↗
- World Toe Wrestling Championship Usually a Saturday in July or August · Ashbourne, Derbyshire Stay nearby ↗
- World Black Pudding Throwing Championships Usually the second Sunday in September, outside The Oaks pub on Bridge Street · Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester Stay nearby ↗
- World Crazy Golf Championships Usually in June · Hastings, East Sussex Stay nearby ↗
Date announced
Unusual competition · England
World Peashooting Championship
Witcham, Cambridgeshire
Dried peas are blown through tubes at targets.
10 July 2027
Date announced
Unusual competition · Scotland
World Stone Skimming Championships
Easdale Island, Argyll
Stone-skimming competition on a former slate-quarry island.
11 September 2027
Date announced
Unusual competition · Scotland
Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship
Carrbridge, Highland
Cooks from around the world compete in a Highland village hall to make the perfect porridge.
2 October 2027
Date announced
Unusual competition · England
World Conker Championships
Southwick, Northamptonshire
Championship version of the traditional conker game.
10 October 2027
Usually August
Unusual competition · Wales
World Bog Snorkelling Championships
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys
Snorkelling through a water-filled bog trench.
August bank holiday weekend
Usually August
Unusual competition · England
World Gravy Wrestling Championships
Bacup, Lancashire
Fancy-dress wrestling in a pool of gravy.
Late summer, recently on the August bank holiday Monday
Usually June
Unusual competition · England
World Worm Charming Championships
Willaston near Nantwich, Cheshire
Competitors use vibrations to coax worms to the surface.
A Saturday in June
Usually July
Unusual race · England
World Snail Racing Championships
Congham, Norfolk
Garden snails race across a damp cloth circle at a village cricket field.
Usually a Saturday in mid-July, from 2pm
Usually July
Unusual competition · England
World Toe Wrestling Championship
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Barefoot competitors lock toes and try to pin their opponent's foot for a world title.
Usually a Saturday in July or August
Usually September
Unusual competition · England
World Black Pudding Throwing Championships
Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester
Throwers hurl black puddings at a stack of Yorkshire puddings on a tall plinth.
Usually the second Sunday in September, outside The Oaks pub on Bridge Street
Usually June
Unusual competition · England
World Crazy Golf Championships
Hastings, East Sussex
Competitive putting takes over the seaside crazy golf course in Hastings.
Usually in June
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