Today is Festivus Eve and the day of complaining is nigh. Are you ready to sing out your grumbles? If you are Frank Costanza the Airing of Grievances normally begins with Festivus dinner. However, many people let their grievances fly all day long. Why not? People normally complain when their dissatisfaction reaches some sort of critical…
Airing of Grievances for 2015 has ended!
With only 17 days remaining until Festivus, we are discovering Festivus poles are appearing here, there and everywhere. Here is a small sample of what we’ve seen! On Facebook, Sara Alice from Colorado Springs submitted a photo of her Festivus pole, and it’s a five-foot beauty with a home-made base. “This is how we decided to decorate…
The selection of “Festivus” apps available to mobile users is still relatively thin. So thin, in fact, neither of the the two apps featured in this post are available to iOS users. Being the only apps available to the Festivus niche, their developers get full marks for putting the effort forward. That being said, we…
The Festivus 5K (F5K) for Autism is a yearly Festivus-themed holiday race through historic Salem, Massachusetts. By “Festivus” themed, it is meant there are Seinfeld themed costumes, an aluminum pole and even a grievance contest. Sounds like fun? It is! More importantly though, to date the race has raised over $30,000 to help children with autism…
We have already seen Festivus manifest itself in every corner of the world, and in every walk of life, but we’ve never experienced a Festivus burlesque show… until now. What a minute. Festivus burlesque? Sounds intriguing… Festivus, born and raised in the living room of an upstate New York family, has clearly reached another level…
Geoff Kayber from New Brunswick, Canada has celebrated Festivus with his in-laws for several years… and this past weekend was no different, as family and friends came together from from three different Canadian provinces to a gathering in Summerside, Prince Edward Island . “My wife, Tara and her family have officially celebrated a ‘Festivus for the…
Normally, when the holiday season ends, Festivus fans take a break. Unlike other years, one particular Festivus fan has been busy writing and compiling “Festivus! The Book“. >> Learn more about Festivus! The Book Yes, that is correct! A new book about Festivus has been released. Billed as a “Complete Guide to the Holiday for the…
Today is Festivus, and we are reminded that it is Festivus all around the world. In fact, last night we were served notice that Festivus had already arrived in Australia! Congratulations to those down under, who get to air their grievances before anyone else. (Maybe that’s my new grievance?) In this blog post we will…
The folklore of Festivus is derived from two places: the traditional Festivus celebrated by the O’Keefe family and the Seinfeld Festivus celebrated by the Costanza family, as depicted in the Seinfeld Festivus episode “The Strike”. In the case of Festivus Dinner, the Costanza folklore seems to have taken precedence. Since “The Strike” was aired in…