Glasto, the Isle of Wight, Coachella. If you've been there and done that then maybe it's about time you took a walk on the weird side.

We're talking about those festivals where tomatoes get thrown (thousands of 'em), and Knobs, and where grown men jump off piers into the sea.

Like Christmas they only come around once a year, so here is the Beds on Board Guide to the strangest festivals you'll ever attend – and some great ideas about boats to stay on while you're attending them (because, good luck getting a hotel!).

La Tomatina, Valencia, Spain.

This giant food fight in the town of Bunol has become a ticketed event where 20,000 people gather to chuck more than 100 tonnes of squishy tomatoes at each other. Accommodation is limited – only 9,000 people live in Bunol - which makes a Beds on Board boat the ideal solution to seeing or attending the festival.   

El Barco is moored in Marina Real Juan Carlos and is a sailing yacht sleeping two (the owners live on board) from £43.13 a night www.bedsonboard.com/boat/el-barco-inglesyour-floating-apartment-in-valencia

This motor boat, sleeping four guests, is in the same marina, and starts at £104.86 per night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/valencia-beach-beautiful-spacious-boat

Nick and Inma's 'floating pad in the sun', the flybridge motor-yacht 'Gandul', starts at £50 a night for a maximum of eight people and is based in Real Club Nautico de Valencia. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/nick-inmas-17m-floating-pad-in-the-sun-ready-to-welcome-you--1

And this boat offers a cabin for two people in the same marina, starting at £26.04 per night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/cabin-for-2-people-in-luxury-sailboat-in-valencia

Dorset Knob Throwing Festival, Kingston Maurward, Dorset, UK.

For the avoidance of confusion (!) Dorset Knobs are a specific type of large biscuit produced in the beautiful county of Dorset and are the centrepiece of an annual festival each year, where participants can do a lot of fun and silly things with their Knob.

Better still, if you attend, it gives you an excuse to stay on one of these floating beauties…

Sleeping four people with prices starting at £175 per night, this yacht is based in Port of Poole Marina with views of the magical Brownsea Island. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/princess-motor-yacht-near-poole-quay-with-brownsea-island-views

'Kermit' is a motor yacht sleeping four people based in the same marina. Prices here are £175 a night, too www.bedsonboard.com/boat/luxury-princess-41ft-cruiser-best-location-in-poole-quay-dorset

Monkey Buffet Festival, Pra Prang Sam Yot temple, Lopburi province, Thailand.

Every year the folk of Lopburi place a veritable feast outside their temple, as a thank-you to the long-tailed macaque monkeys who live in the town and make it a popular tourist destination.

Stay in Thailand on this yacht, based in Phuket Yacht Haven, which costs £197.55 per night for six sharing www.bedsonboard.com/boat/luxury-50-sport-yacht

Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels, Devon, UK.

Every year – for reasons which are still not completely understood – the people of this Devon village run through the streets with lighted tar barrels on their shoulders in what has become a must-see event, every November.

Enjoy the spectacle then stay in this seafaring county on one of the following boats:

The Pilgrim of Brixham is moored in this historic port and sleeps ten people with prices starting at £499 per night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/pilgrim-of-brixham-the-jewel-in-the-crown-of-the-south-devon-historic-fleet

This flybridge yacht charges £140 a night for four people and is moored in Brixham Marina. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/luxury-flybridge-in-brixham-devon

The International Bognor Birdman, Bognor, West Sussex, UK.

This long-running contest has been providing thrills and spills for the crowds and contestants – who turn up from all over the world – since 1971.

It's free to watch so why not combine it with a little trip to this beautiful part of the world and stay in these yachts, just along the coast in Chichester?

Trader 54 is a luxury motor yacht based in Chichester Marina costing £175 for five guests. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/trader-54-classic-luxury-motor-yacht

Or try this ocean yacht based in the marina and sleeping four people starting at £100 a night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/beautiful-sailing-yacht-in-chichester-marina

World Bog Snorkeling Championship, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales.

Described by Lonely Planet as one of the top 50 'must-do' experiences from around the world, spectators gather to watch the brave contestants swim as fast as they can through a stinking, muddy trench. Some in fancy dress…

Wales – bog-snorkelling or not – is a beautiful place for a break so why not stay on one of these boats and savour more of the Principality?

Southern Comfort costs £100 for four guests and is moored in Milford marina. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/southern-comfort

This Sunseeker Camargue 47 yacht lives in Swansea Marina, sleeps four, can be hired from £100 a night and is a short trip from the beautiful Gower Peninsula www.bedsonboard.com/boat/stunning-sunseeker-camargue-47-the-business

Take in the beauty of north Wales when you stay on this Jenneau Prestige hard-top yacht based in Conwy Marina. Sleeping four, it can be hired from £99 a night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/jeanneau-prestige-34-hardtop

Or stay in Penarth Quays on this motorboat, which sleeps a maximum of four people from £175 per night. www.bedsonboard.com/boat/cosy-motorboat-cabins-aboard-enterprise

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Notes to Editors:

Event images are courtesy of La Tomatina, the World Bog Snorkelling Championships and Dorset Knob Throwing Festival - please may we ask that you honour any credits included on the image captions. If you'd like images of the specific boats mentioned above, please email bedsonboard@polymediapr.co.uk