Only one messy festival does not requires an Olympic-sized cleanup crew - the Tintamarre festival held in the sleepy bayside town of Caraquet, in Canada.

BBC: The world��s messiest festivals

Like their fellow tomato throwers and paint hurlers around the world, the people of Caraquet just wanted a chance to make their mark on the world.

BBC: The world��s messiest festivals

In 1963, two centuries after British forces attempted to oust the Acadian French from the region, the local priest in Caraquet asked his parishioners to make some noise to let the world know that Acadians were alive and well.

BBC: The world��s messiest festivals