Tonight in Belturbit an expected crowd of well over 4,000 people hit the streets for an attempt to break the record for the Biggest Fancy Dress Costume Party in Ireland, and possibly even the world – according to the festival organizers.

Its all party of the Festival of Erne and the highlight of the festival for many is the Costume Party. With truck loads of costumes having been sent to the Picturesque town of Belturbit in the last few weeks, were expecting it to be one truly spectacular event.

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This recession busting costume looks amazing and although it is a bit time consuming to put together, there is something really cool about a home made costume. Better still it can be made totally out of recycled old clothes and bits and pieces found around the house. Can’t find something they mention in the video? Then use your imagination and find something in the house that you can substitute it for. However if your not as talented as Corinne, Witch costumes are available from The Costume Shop and prices start from as little as 34.99.

Elegant Witch Costume

With Europes’ biggest rock and roll festival looming around the corner were gearing up for another great session at Oxegen 2009. As always there will be many attending in fancy dress costumes, Its a great way to make friends and most importantly not to loose your friends in a crowd – Everyone will recognize wonder woman and tell super girl where she is!

But there are general rules for festivals that apply to general attire and hence costumes:

#1 Dress Warm – It may be sunny in the middle of the morning when your heading down, but the sun will go down and it will get really cold. So wearing revealing clothes is a big no no, comfort first looks second.

Rocky Horror Show Costumes definitely not for festivals!

#2 Stand out from the crowd – If you want to be found when you get lost it helps to look a little different.

Banana Costumes

#3 Hats yes, masks no. A face mask is a great idea for certain occasions, festivals isn’t one of them.

#4 Wear comfy shoes, there’s nothing worse than missing your favorite band just because your feet are torn to shreds from shoes that look good but don’t fit the part.

Clown Shoes

Its nearly time for American Independence Day. Being on a Saturday this year means people get to party extra hard as they have Sunday morning off. Which is great as this week American themed costumes have been flying out the door.

For one person that was putting in massive effort as you can see in the Video below, the heart was in the right place – But 59 Stars??? Someone Miscounted the states!