The largest gathering of people dressed as fruits was achieved by 206 participants, in an event organised by Leukaemia Research (UK) at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, UK, on 27 September 2009. All 206 participants were dressed as bananas as part of the Sony Ericsson, Run to the Beat half marathon.
The largest gathering of people dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz is 446 and was achieved by Mile Oak Primary School (UK) in an event organised by British Bookshops & Stationers (UK) in Brighton, UK, on 18 November 2010 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day.
The largest gathering of people dressed as bees was achieved by 2,176 participants from The Yateley and Westfield schools campus, in Hampshire, UK, on 6 April 2011. Objectives of the record attempt were: – To raise money for environmental projects around the school – To raise money for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust – To raise awareness about the plight of bees – To support older students in their Citizenship education and qualification
The largest gathering of fairies is 871 and was achieved by St Giles Hospice (UK) in Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK, on 22 June 2013.
The largest gathering of people dressed as Superman was 867, achieved by Escapade (UK) at Kendal Calling, in Lowther Deer Park, Cumbria, UK, on 27 July 2013. The record attempt took place at the Kendal Calling Festival 2013. Escapade was attempting the record to coincide with the launch of the Man of Steel film and to help raise awareness for the “Help for Heroes” charity.
The largest gathering of people dressed as sumo wrestlers was achieved by 205 participants at The Sumo Run organised by Gemin-i.org (UK) in Battersea Park in London, UK, on 19 June 2010. The gathering took place during the warm up for the 5k sumo fun run. Ticket stubs and registration were used for counting.
The largest gathering of people dressed as Star Trek characters is 1,063 and was achieved by Media 10 Ltd (UK) at ExCel London, London, UK, on 20 October 2012.
The largest gathering of people dressed as Robin Hood is 1,215 and was achieved by the Camping and Caravanning Club (UK) at the Newark Showground in Newark, Nottingham, UK, on 27 August 2011. The attempt was part of the National Feast of Lanterns.
The largest gathering of people dressed as nursery rhyme characters is 396 and was achieved by Brookmans Park School (UK) at Village Day 2011 in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire, UK, on 18 June 2011. Participants, aged from 5 months to 75 years, were counted using ticket stubs collected at the entrance. Participants included former Tottenham Hotspur player Garry Mabbutt.
The largest gathering of people dressed in Regency costumes was achieved by 409 participants, for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, UK, on 19 September 2009. The event managed to raise £374 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.