Overview

• The program featured music performances, parties, games, creative activities, redhead-only speed-dating, and on-site camping.
• Festival director Bart Rouwenhorst said attendees feel like a family because shared experiences of standing out create instant connection.
• Organizers noted that many participants return annually and that relationships formed at the event sometimes lead to redheaded children.
• Only about two percent of people worldwide have red hair, with the highest shares of roughly ten percent in Scotland and Ireland.
• Molecular biologist Manfred Kayser said more than 150 genes influence hair color but a single gene is responsible for producing red hair.