Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling
May 25 · Level 8 · #482 of 2238
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling sends competitors down a steep Gloucestershire hillside behind a wheel of cheese. This longstanding local event attracts spectators and adventurous entrants from around the world, all for a remarkably straightforward race.
How it is celebrated: a wheel of Double Gloucester is released from the top, and competitors charge downhill after it. Crowds cheer the descents, which often involve as much tumbling and sliding as running because of the slope.
Catching the cheese is not required to win. The first person across the finish line takes the prize—and that prize is the cheese itself.