# Festivals in similar-named places **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492 "2022-11-07T04:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/21 "2022-11-07T15:40:41Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > So, Peter\_Morris, how about Key West Fantasy Fest? Not a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/22 "2022-11-07T15:51:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Arbor Day in Barber’s Bay, Ontario. Or Ann Arbor, Michigan. Or is that too on the nose? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/23 "2022-11-07T15:54:35Z")
Post number seven by the OP… ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/24 "2022-11-07T16:06:02Z")
Tom Lehrer had a song _(I’m Spending) Hannukah in Santa Monica_ with lots of rhyming Jewish holidays: > [@](#): > > [I’m spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica](https://genius.com/1299480/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/Im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica) > [Wearing sandals](https://genius.com/1299465/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/Wearing-sandals) > [Lighting candles](https://genius.com/1299460/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/Lighting-candles) [by the sea](https://genius.com/1299452/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/By-the-sea) > [I spent Shavuos](https://genius.com/1299468/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/I-spent-shavuos) in [East St. Louis](https://genius.com/1299485/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/East-st-louis) > [A charming spot > But clearly not the spot for me](https://genius.com/1299494/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/A-charming-spot-but-clearly-not-the-spot-for-me) > [Those eastern winters, I can’t endure 'em > So every year I pack my gear > And come out here](https://genius.com/1299470/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/Those-eastern-winters-i-cant-endure-em-so-every-year-i-pack-my-gear-and-come-out-here) [to Purim](https://genius.com/1299471/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/To-purim) > [Rosh Hashana,](https://genius.com/1299504/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/Rosh-hashana) [I spend in Arizona](https://genius.com/1299509/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/I-spend-in-arizona) > [And Yom Kippur,](https://genius.com/1299511/Tom-lehrer-im-spending-hanukkah-in-santa-monica/And-yom-kippur) way down in Mississippa > But in December > There’s just one place for me Granted, he had to manipulate the pronunciation of “Arizona” and “Mississippi” to get them to work out. But it’s worth it for the line “Here’s to Judas Maccabeus Boy, if he could only see us.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LslsgH3-UFU/hqdefault.jpg "Hanukkah in Santa Monica (Tom Lehrer)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LslsgH3-UFU) ---
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/25 "2022-11-07T16:42:46Z")
Christmas in Camas (WA). ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/26 "2022-11-07T17:04:50Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Post number seven by the OP… Oops. I’m usually better about reviewing the thread first 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/27 "2022-11-07T23:14:52Z")
How about Lag Baomer in Lagos? > **[First-Ever Parade in Lagos, Nigeria - Anash.org](https://anash.org/first-ever-parade-in-lagos-nigeria/)** > > The city of Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city, hosted its first-ever Lag Baomer Parade and Bonefire, led by shluchim Rabbi Mendy and Mazal Sternbach. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/28 "2022-11-08T11:46:20Z")
Guy Fawkes Night in Guiseley? Halloween in Halesowen? ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/29 "2022-11-08T12:11:31Z")
You could do Easter on Easter Island: > **[So, what is Easter like on Easter Island? - Travellina](https://travellina.hu/easter-like-easter-island/?lang=en)** > > What is Easter like on Easter Island? Or, Christmas on Christmas Island: > **[So what is Christmas on Christmas Island really like? | Christmas Island](https://www.christmas.net.au/christmas-on-christmas-island/)** ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492/30 "2022-11-09T02:50:06Z")
Oktoberfest in Budapest? (Hey, it rhymes!) > **[Celebrate Oktoberfest in Budapest](https://welovebudapest.com/en/toplist/celebrate-oktoberfest-in-budapest)** > > Eat, drink, and be merry amid hearty parties happening in Hungary’s capital to honor the autumn season’s arrival with countless beers and booming cheers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/festivals-in-similar-named-places/974492.md?page=1)