Gathering World Records

A total of 510 people including members of Big O Bluegrass Band gathered and used their acoustic instruments to play and sing “Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" in bluegrass music, a type of music genre. The feat was set at Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro, KY. Learn more about it here.

A group of 120 people composed of patients, survivors, caregivers, advocates, navigators, healthcare professionals and attorneys gathered together to learn about cancer rights. The rights discussed include Employment amp; Taking Time Off Work, Health, Disability and Life Insurance Options, Access to Health Care, Insurance Navigation and Appeals, Understanding Health Care Reform, Cancer Community Resources, Genetics amp; the Law, Legislative Advocacy, Education Rights of Children and Young Adults with Cancer, and Financial Planning.

A total of 2,600 people from 19 US States gathered to wish renowned music composer, Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, a happy birthday on his 80th birthday. The event was organized by SASTA (Sri Ayyappa Society of Tampa), a non-profit. The birthday wishes consisted of nine different languages and was held at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida.

NASA Exchange-JSC led 76 people in dressing as astronauts. They set the record during Aliens vs. Astronauts 1k and 5k Fun Run Event at the Gilruth Center at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Jokers’ Masquerade supplied 2,018 Swansea University students with scary skeleton costumes, breaking the previous world record. The feat was achieved on October 8, 2011 at the Swansea University Students Union[]. Read more about the event here.

Richard Gordon and other attendees of the BBYO International Convention 2012 gathered for a Havdalah service. The group consisted of of 876 teens, 105 adult members of staff and guests Some attendees included a Holocaust survivor, musicians, BBYO teen members from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. BBYO alumni and staff from all across the world and at all levels of the organization were also present at the event.

A total of 281 people participated in “The Great (Art) Outdoors” on Sydney, Australia, an event where participants created artworks that were inspired by the surrounding nature along the inner West GreenWay, an environmental place featuring bike paths and foreshore walks, cultural and historical sites, cafes, bushcare sites and a range of parks, playgrounds and sporting facilities. All participants were guided in free art workshops that were run by award-winning Australian artists including Ashley Frost, Nicole Kelly, Mellissa Read-Devine, Matilda Michell, Nicole Robins and more.

Misaki Miyamoto threw 34 flower bouquets in one minute during her wedding ceremony.