Gather-ings We’d Rather Miss

At Communications Strategy Group (CSG®), we’re an enthusiastic group of outdoor adventurists, world travelers, food aficionados, music lovers and board game nerds — just to name a few. We love a good get-together but we have our limits and there are certain events that we’re sure to pass on. 

The Gathering of the Juggalos

Insane Clown Posse’s debaucherous five-day music festival where Juggalos join together for music, wrestling, games, contests, karaoke and seminars with artists. 

SantaCon

The annual pub crawl where herds of wasted Santa Clauses go from bar to bar and spread holiday cheer as they stumble through the streets of cities around the world. 

Exploding Hammer Festival

Every February 28th in a small town in Mexico, thousands come together to watch locals slam sledgehammers flanked with homemade explosives into the ground. What could go wrong? 

Children’s Birthday Party*

*The kind you don’t drop your kid off  — enough said.

Tailgating at a Phish Show

Before the band hits the stage, wookies get wasted in the lot while having long drawn-out conversations about what song will be the first-set opener.

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Motorcycle enthusiasts roar into the Black Hills every August to cruise down Main Street for a parade of bikes, black leather and booze-filled shenanigans. 

Walmart on Black Friday

Major markdowns, fanatical crowds and pre-holiday madness take center stage as shoppers seek out seasonal deals while pushing through the doors of Walmart for the most competitive retail event of the year.

Honorable Mentions: 

Coachella

The festival in the desert that’s been taken over by corporate sponsors and selfie-taking suburban kids.

America's Best Installer Contest

The annual competition in Vegas where the nation’s top carpet and flooring installers go head to head to be named the best in the biz. 

Do you agree with CSGers? Or are we fun-hating squares who don’t know how to have a good time? Either way — we’ll stick to our day job of solving for why.