There are more than 40,000 events listed on Festivals.com, with festivals held everywhere from an allegedly haunted former steel plant to a “holler” on the edge of the Smoky Mountains. Wherever the festival may be, there is some element of participation that draws us to these events, be it the chance to eat foods that you know should not be fried (ever), listen to live music or blow your money on carnival games. But the following fall festivals elevate the notion of “interaction” to a new level. Ingenuity, a sense of humor and, in at least one case, a prior penchant for jumping from high places is required.
