Mass Participation World Records

   Dancing   Singing   Dressed

  Impersonators     LipDub   Lessons

   'Fights'    Human logos and images

     Dancing
   Largest gathering of dancing dragons: Hong Kong sets world record (Video)

    Largest lion dance display: Taiwan children set world record

   Largest Twist dance: Mandan (Video)

   Largest Macarena dance: UK students

   Most Dancers en Pointe: Florida dancers (Video)

   Largest Samba Dance: Krohn Conservatory (Video)

    Largest Bollywood Dance: Melbourne dancers (Video)

    Largest Umbrella Dance: Galveston

    Largest dance party: Advertising Specialty Institute

     Largest burlesque dance: Virgin Holidays

     Largest Macarena dance: Ancaster High School students

   Largest Zumba Class: North Lanarkshire Leisure

    Largest clog dance: The Pella Tulip Festival

    Largest Waltz: Tuzla

    Largest Robot Dance: Simon Fraser University

    Largest Can-Can dance: Irn Bru

    Largest Cheerleading Dance: Baskin-Robbins

    Largest hokey pokey dance: Belmar

  Most people doing the Thriller dance: Michael Jackson's fans

    Longest conga of people wearing wellies: Bicton

    Longest Riverdance line: Rockland   

    Largest group of Bollywood dancers: BBC Blast

   Largest number of Kuchipudi Dancers: Cupertino

    Largest quadrille dancing: Zagreb seniors

    Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance

      Largest dancing group: Phillipines

   Largest Line Dance: Atlantans

   Most inmates dancing: Philippines prisoners

   Largest Group to learn dancing: Moscow

   Largest 'Debke' folk dance: Acre

   24000 set world record for simultaneous dancing

    Singing
    Largest group of carol singers: UK singers sets world record (Video)

   Largest shofar ensemble: Associated Hebrew Schools (Video)
 
   Largest maracas ensemble: Ryerson University (HD Video)

   Largest busk: Bondi Festival (Video)

   Largest angklung ensemble: Washington DC (Video)

   Most people whistling simultaneously: Nazareth students
 
   Largest string ensemble: Hillsborough student musicians

    Largest Kazoo Ensemble: BBC Radio 3's Red Nose Show(Video)

   Most people singing and signing a song: 100000 schoolchildren

   Largest Group of Carol singers: Credit Union Christmas Pageant

   Most people singing the same song in different languages: Glasgow University

   Largest Singing Lesson: Sweet Adelines International

   Most participants blowing conch shells simultaneously: Sundowners Restaurant  


   Dressed  & Wearing
   Most people wearing paper hats: Leeds pupils sets world record

   Most people dressed in white for a cause: Castle Lite sets world record (Video)

   Largest gathering of Christmas jumper wearers: Ireland

   Most people in a nativity scene: Welton Baptist Church

   Most people dressed up as turkeys: Dallas Turkey Trot (Video)

   Largest gathering of skeletons: Jokers' Masquerade (HD Video)

   Most People Dressed as Video Game Characters: Buyseasons Inc. (Video)

   Largest underwear parade: Utah Undie Run (HD Video)

   Most People Dressed as Superman: Nexen staff set (Video)

   Longest bikini parade: Australia (Video)
 
  Most costumed riders on a theme park ride: Dorney Park (HD Video)
 
  Most people dressed as sunflowers: Thorndown School set world record

   Largest gathering of pirates: Penzance (Video)

   Most people dressed as smurfs: Smurfs Day (HD Video)
 
   Most People dressed as Sunflowers: Siren (Video)

   Largest gathering of people dressed as Wally/Waldo: Cork (Video)

   Largest gathering of people dressed as storybook characters: Chiswick House School sets world record

    Largest Blonde Parade: Go Blonde Festival (HD Video)

   Largest gathering of people wearing masks: Angel fans (HD Video)

   Most people dressed as 'morphs: Drayton Manor theme park (HD Video)

  Largest Bikini Parade: Nashua Bikini Parade

  Most Santa hat wearers in one place: Brockton 

    Most people wearing a frog mask: Texas Tech students (Video)

  Most people in a mustache contest: The Newport Winter Carnival

  Most people dressed in green: The Green Festival  
   
   Most people dressed as Star Trek characters: Namco Bandai Partners

  Largest gathering of storybook characters: Carrs Glen Primary School

  
    Impersonators
  Largest gathering of Holly Golightly look-alikes: Hurwitz Breast Cancer Foundation
 
  Largest gathering of Lady Gaga impersonators: E! Entertainment (Video)

 Largest Gathering of ABBA Impersonators: Betfair

  Largest gathering of Santa's Elves: ABC Family

  Largest Superhero Gathering: Megamind event 

   Largest Redhead Gathering: Redheads Festival

   Largest Santa Claus parade: Portuguese City

   Largest gathering of Daleks: Manchester fans

    Largest zombie gathering: Pittsburgh walk   


    LipDub
   Largest High School LipDub: Piscataway High School sets world record (HD Video)

   Largest LipDub video: The Grand Rapids LipDub (HD Video)

    Most people participating in a lip dub: City of Vic

   Most people participating in a lip dub (indoor): Grandville High School

    Lessons  
   Largest history lesson: 3rd-graders set world record (Video)

    Largest Singing Lesson: Sweet Adelines International

    Biggest Lesson: the Campaign for Education

    Largest online guitar lesson: Steve Vai (Video)  

   Largest Singing Lesson: Sweet Adelines International

    Largest chemistry lesson: Hooked on Science   

    Largest calligraphy lesson: Taipei
    
    Largest music lesson: Chicago

    Largest Golf Lesson: Mayakoba Golf Classic


    'Fights'
   Largest marshmallow fight: Taylorsville students set world record (Video)

   Largest water balloon fight: University of Kentucky (HD Video)

   Largest water pistol fight: Thailand (HD Video)

   Largest custard pie fight: Drake University (HD Video)

   Largest custard pie fight: Kidz Stuff festival

  Largest tomato fight: La Tomatina     

  Largest Toy Pistol Fight: Washington University

  Largest water balloon fight: BYU students


   Human logos and images
    Largest picture mosaic: Ansley's attempt sets world record (Video)
 
   Largest human star: Make-A-Wish Canada

   Largest Human Olympic Logo: UK school kids sets world record (Video)

   Largest Human DNA Helix: Genentech (HD Video)

   Largest human Olympic logo: China

   Largest human cross: Manila students

   Largest Human Smiley Face: Baltimore

   Largest human peace sign: the Ithaca Festival

   Largest human smiley face: Orlando

   Largest Human Ribbon: Fort Knox  


   Other mass participation world records

  Largest torch-lit parade: Indonesia sets world record (Video)

  Most people knitting simultaneously: Taiwan

  Most People Shaving with an Electric Shaver: 2000 men

  Most people to write a story: Ireland students (Video)

  Largest tree hug: Forestry Commission England (HD Video)

  Longest kissing chain: Utah State University (Video) 

  Most people bouncing paddle balls: 356 paddleballers (Video)

  Largest underwater wedding: Polish couple (Video)

  Most people applying sunscreen: Cedar Point (Video)

  Most People Planking Simultaneously: Hillcrest College set world record

  Most twins and triplets in one class: Keller middle school

  Most people to shower simultaneously: Lynx (HD Video)

  Most people bouncing beach balls: Cedar Point (Video)

  Most people showering simultaneously: Dickson City
 
  Most people on space hoppers: Yorkshire (Video)

  Most people floating on noodles: Lake Lotawana (Video)

  Longest chain of people licking ice cream: Morelli ice cream (Video)

  Most people modeling on a catwalk: Express set world record

  Most people husking corn: Knott's Berry Farm (Video)

  Largest piggy back race: Dundee WestFest (HD Video)

  Largest skinny dip: Britain's National Trust (HD Video)

  Most Flashlights Lit Simultaneously: NASCAR Fans (Video)

  Largest Zumba class: Clemson University (Video) 

  Most people standing on one leg simultaneously: Darien students

  Most people carrying water jugs: Friends of World Vision (Video)

   Most People Dyeing Eggs: Carowinds (Video)

   Most people rolling tyres simultaneously: Merredin (Video)

   Most people star jumping simultaneously: Boys & Girls Clubs (Video)

   Most people arm wrestling: Staples High School

   Most people apple bobbing: Ontario Apple Growers (Video)
   
   Most multiple-birth children in a single class: Richardson school

  Most Santas surfing at the same time: Surfing Santas   

   Most people simultaneously on a bed:NakedSleep.com

   Most people spinning dreidels: Yeshiva University students

   Largest gathering of people with mustaches: Minnesota hockey fans    

   Largest Halloween Party: New Orleans Saints fans

   Largest 'Chi-Kung Eight Brocade Coils' Exercise: Lifetree

   Largest piggyback race: The History Maker Foundation

   Most People Sanitizing Hands: Philadelphia Union fans   

  Most people stepping on grapes simultaneously: Labastida

  Largest Harmonica Ensemble - Houston Astros Fans

  Most Ballerinas on Pointe - NYC ballerinas

   Longest Moving Wheelchair Line - Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation  

   Largest water balloon fight - BYU students

   Longest Chicken Dance - Mandan Parade  

   Most people floating on noodle - Weatherby Lake residents

   Largest Naked Bike Ride - World Naked Bike Ride

   Largest Yoga Class - Flavorpill and JetBlue   

   Most people crocheting - Mets fans  

    Most People Hula Hooping - Beaminster students

   Longest human shoulder massage chain - WUSTL
  
  Largest chemistry lesson - Hooked on Science  

   Most People Contributing to the Same Painting Simultaneously - Delaware artists

   Largest gathering of people wearing fleece blankets - Cleveland Cavaliers Fans

 Largest Tamburitza Orchestra - tamburitza band "100 tamburasa"
 
  Most Scuba Diving Santas - Yorkshire Divers Group  
  Most Santas skating in a Conga Line-Warwick Castle  

  Most People Crammed into an Old-Style WV Beetle - Bug Jam

  Largest Bikini Parade - Kellogg Company  

   Largest coffee party - Kruger

   Most surfers on a single wave - Cape Town surfers

  Most people running in stilettos - New York
   
  Largest all-female skydiving formation - 181 skydivers

   Longest massage chain - National Young Volunteers Service   

   Most hammered dulcimers on stage - ODPC Funfest
  
   Largest Plastic Duck Race - The Great British Duck Race

   Most combine harvesters working simultaneously- Combines 4 Charity  

   Largest gathering of people wearing underpants - NYC   

    Largest group shower - Pert Plus and Six Flags Great America
  
  Largest Bikini Parade - Las Vegas 

  Largest Gathering of ABBA Impersonators - Betfair

   Most people shaking hands in one place - Shanghai students

    Largest Bride Parade - Bucharest

    Largest gathering of people dressed as Waldo - Rutgers University

   Largest gathering of wheelchair users on ice - PSI Network Leeds

  Most people kissing at one time - Mexico City

  Largest Gathering of Centenarians - Monroe fair

   Largest Gathering Of Santa Clauses - Porto

  Most number of Santas zip sliding - Hallam FM 

   Largest mobilization on an issue - anti-poverty mass action    

   Largest Pumpkin Regatta - The Windsor Pumpkin Regatta

  Most Scarecrows in one location - Hoschton Scarecrow Stampede

   Largest Plastic Duck Race - Great British Duck Race

  Most weddings in a single day - China sets world record

   Largest gymnastic and artistic performance - Arirang Festival

  Largest Gathering of Muhammads - Libya

  Most people in a floating line - Ferndale family  

  Largest Gathering of Elizabeths - Elizabeth

   Most people inside a soap bubble - Dr Robyn Wheldon-Williams

  Most people having foot massage - Taiwan

  Largest guitar ensemble - Concordstock  

  Largest simultaneous sleepover - Save the Children

  Largest number of people walking - Canada

  Most model aircraft flown simultaneously - SEFF

   Largest tow truck parade - NHTA  

   Longest Breakdance Hand Wave - Prescott High School

   Largest Bunny Hop Twist - Lake Geneva

   Biggest Lesson - the Campaign for Education

   Largest group hug - Ottawa students

     Most Mentos and Soda Fountains - Belgian students

   Largest cheering team - McDonald's

   Largest Ballet Class - The Oregon Ballet Foundation

  Largest gathering of plush toys - Shawsheen students

  Largest tea party - Indore

  Largest pancakes feed - Kiwanis Club

  Largest wedding vows renewal - Pittsburg

  Largest gathering of wheelchair users on ice-world record set by Leanne Grose

  Longest human chain of ice skaters - Mexico City

  Biggest New Year Party-world record set by Rio de Janeiro

   Largest number of people inside a bubble

   Largest Diamond formation - 100 skydivers

   Largest Wobble Board Ensemble  

   Largest family to complete a marathon - O'Donoghue clan

   Most Kids playing a Nintendo DS  

   Most people dribbling a basketball       

   Largest guitar ensemble - Meghalaya

  Largest simultaneous group massage - Nectar

    Largest skydiving during a Solar Eclipse - Romanian skydivers

  Largest Charity Duck Race - British Duck Race

  Largest number of people to stand up against poverty - GCAP

   Largest swimsuit photo shoot - Cosmopolitan magazine

  Largest dance class-world record set by Ryerson dancers

  Most surfers on a single wave - Brazil

  Most simultaneous kissing - Tuzla town  

  Most kite flying - Aussie scouts

  Largest music lesson - Chicago  

   Most Mentos and Soda Fountains - Pepsi

   Largest group to skip rope - China

   Largest Golden Wedding Vow Renewal - Bucharest   

   Most guitarists playing the same song simultaneously - Germany

    Most simultaneous kissing - Hungarians

    Largest gay parade - Sao Paolo
   
    500 children set world record at an opening ceremony

    Largest Freefalling Sky Dive Cross In The World   

   Largest gathering of women due to give birth

    Largest gathering of pregnant women

    Most guitarists playing the same song simultaneously -broken!

    Most guitarists at one event

    Largest gathering of pregnant women

   Most number of mothers’ breastfeeding in multiple sites