Wokery be damned: Political correctness takes a back seat as thousands of Benidorm Brits join annual Fancy Dress Party despite official Covid ban
Rowdy Brits threw caution to the wind to defy the woke mob as they dressed as migrants in inflatable boats, North Korean leader Kim Jon Un and saucy nuns - all while ignoring a Covid ban - and took part in an annual costume event through the streets of Benidorm on Thursday.
Local media including NIUS reported that over 20,000 people, largely Brits, attended the annual 'Fancy Dress Party' in the Spanish seaside resort of Benidorm on Thursday.
According to local media outlet Actualitat Valenciana, the event had been officially cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but British revellers decided to hold it anyway, and the police, unable to prevent it, could only patrol it.
Pictures from the event showed tens of thousands of people rubbing shoulders and not a face mask in sight.
One video showed a group of men walking down the street dressed up as channel migrants, wearing life jackets and carrying an orange inflatable dingy boat. Another group were seen in costume as Pacific islanders, while one man was wore a Kim Jong-un mask and a 'Squid Game' tracksuit.
One group of men walked down the street dressed up as channel migrants, wearing life jackets and carrying an orange inflatable dingy boat and a sign that read 'let me come home'
![A a group of men dressed as Pacific Islanders joined a woman dressed as a bag of jelly beans](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712751-10222031-A_woman_is_seen_dressed_as_a_bag_of_jelly_beans_as_she_walked_th-a-60_1637344071762.jpg)
A a group of men dressed as Pacific Islanders joined a woman dressed as a bag of jelly beans
![Taking inspiration from the smash-hit Korean Netflix show Squid Game, these two holidaymakers turned up dressed as characters from the show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712769-10222031-image-a-139_1637339923485.jpg)
Taking inspiration from the smash-hit Korean Netflix show Squid Game, these two holidaymakers turned up dressed as characters from the show
![There were almost no face masks visible on the faces of any of the people who attended the costume party yesterday. Pictured: Two women walk down the street in Playboy Bunny costumes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712789-10222031-There_were_almost_no_face_masks_visible_on_the_faces_of_any_of_t-a-7_1637343395923.jpg)
There were almost no face masks visible on the faces of any of the people who attended the costume party yesterday. Pictured: Two women walk down the street in Playboy Bunny costumes
![As many as 20,000 holidaymakers, many of them Brits, descended on the Spanish holiday destination of Benidorm to attend the annual 'Fancy Dress Party'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712753-10222031-image-a-115_1637339661627.jpg)
As many as 20,000 holidaymakers, many of them Brits, descended on the Spanish holiday destination of Benidorm to attend the annual 'Fancy Dress Party'
![The event itself had been cancelled for 2021, but the costumed crowds decided to hold their own unofficial event instead](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712747-10222031-image-a-116_1637339669919.jpg)
The event itself had been cancelled for 2021, but the costumed crowds decided to hold their own unofficial event instead
![Thousands of people took to the streets in bright and wacky outfits as they looked to make the most of the trip to the Spanish seaside resort](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712763-10222031-Thousands_of_people_took_to_the_streets_in_bright_and_wacky_outf-a-6_1637343395886.jpg)
Thousands of people took to the streets in bright and wacky outfits as they looked to make the most of the trip to the Spanish seaside resort
![Dressed up as a group of police offers, these holidaymakers posed with other revellers for photos in the middle of the crowded street](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712759-10222031-image-a-120_1637339681848.jpg)
Dressed up as a group of police offers, these holidaymakers posed with other revellers for photos in the middle of the crowded street
![A variety of costumes, including nuns and Roman emperors were on display at the costumed event yesterday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712787-10222031-image-a-123_1637339691173.jpg)
A variety of costumes, including nuns and Roman emperors were on display at the costumed event yesterday
![Taking inspiration from pop culture as well, people turned up to the unofficial event in creative costumes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712773-10222031-image-a-135_1637339908722.jpg)
Taking inspiration from pop culture as well, people turned up to the unofficial event in creative costumes
![Locals were reportedly angered by the huge crowds in Benidorm after the official party had been cancelled](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712777-10222031-image-a-136_1637339915540.jpg)
Locals were reportedly angered by the huge crowds in Benidorm after the official party had been cancelled
![Even children's fairytale stories inspired some of the outfits yesterday, with two people arriving as Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712749-10222031-image-a-147_1637339945836.jpg)
Even children's fairytale stories inspired some of the outfits yesterday, with two people arriving as Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf
![It seemed some people had the same idea, with this trio seemingly wearing very similar outfits, inspired by Alice in Wonderland](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712767-10222031-image-a-149_1637339956087.jpg)
It seemed some people had the same idea, with this trio seemingly wearing very similar outfits, inspired by Alice in Wonderland
![It was estimated that as many as 20,000 people arrived in Benidorm for the costumed party, which police officers monitored throughout the course of the day](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712755-10222031-It_was_estimated_that_as_many_as_20_000_people_arrived_in_Benido-a-59_1637344071759.jpg)
It was estimated that as many as 20,000 people arrived in Benidorm for the costumed party, which police officers monitored throughout the course of the day
![Pictured: A graph showing the seven-day rolling average of new Covid-19 cases in Spain](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/18/50716813-10222031-image-a-79_1637346067036.jpg)
![Pictured: A graph showing the seven-day rolling average of new Covid-19 deaths in Spain](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/18/50716815-10222031-image-m-78_1637346061019.jpg)
Pictured: Graphs showing the seven-day average new Covid-19 cases (left) and deaths (right) in Spain
As of yesterday, Spain had a total of 5.07million confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 87,804 deaths.
Of these figures, 6,315 cases and 29 deaths had come in the last 24 hours.
Despite the uptick in COVID-19 cases, locals were dismayed to see throngs of Brits flocking together in such numbers that they no could longer fit in the bars and spilled out onto the streets instead.
Photos taken at the event show not a single face mask in sight, despite the latest statistics showing a coronavirus infection rate of 353 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants.
The Costa Blanca capital's infection rate is an astonishing four times higher than the average for the wider Valencian Community, and it is believed tourism is largely to blame.
According to NIUS, the authorities had tried to avoid the party spilling out onto the streets at all costs, but in the end, the pubs filled up and they were simply unable to contain the numbers.
![The huge crowds of people could be seen brushing shoulders with one another as they mingled in Benidorm's streets](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712791-10222031-The_huge_crowds_of_people_could_be_seen_brushing_shoulders_with_-a-57_1637344071685.jpg)
The huge crowds of people could be seen brushing shoulders with one another as they mingled in Benidorm's streets
![Benidorm's annual Fancy Dress Party is regularly a big hit with Brits, who have been flocking to the Mediterranean tourist destination in large numbers since the package holiday explosion in the 1960s](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712783-10222031-image-a-128_1637339895836.jpg)
Benidorm's annual Fancy Dress Party is regularly a big hit with Brits, who have been flocking to the Mediterranean tourist destination in large numbers since the package holiday explosion in the 1960s
![As of yesterday, Spain had a total of 5.07million confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 87,804 deaths. Of these figures, 6,315 cases and 29 deaths had come in the last 24 hours](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/16/50712781-10222031-image-a-131_1637339899535.jpg)
As of yesterday, Spain had a total of 5.07million confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 87,804 deaths. Of these figures, 6,315 cases and 29 deaths had come in the last 24 hours
![Despite the uptick in COVID-19 cases, locals were dismayed to see throngs of Brits flocking together in such numbers that they no could longer fit in the bars and spilled out onto the streets instead](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712775-10222031-Despite_the_uptick_in_COVID_19_cases_locals_were_dismayed_to_see-a-8_1637343395936.jpg)
Despite the uptick in COVID-19 cases, locals were dismayed to see throngs of Brits flocking together in such numbers that they no could longer fit in the bars and spilled out onto the streets instead
![Photos taken at the event show not a single face mask in sight, despite the latest statistics showing a coronavirus infection rate of 353 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712765-10222031-Photos_taken_at_the_event_show_not_a_single_face_mask_in_sight_d-a-58_1637344071688.jpg)
Photos taken at the event show not a single face mask in sight, despite the latest statistics showing a coronavirus infection rate of 353 cases for every 100,000 inhabitants
![Pre-COVID, the annual costume event attracted up to 50,000 revellers, according to Actualitat Valenciana](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712761-10222031-Pre_COVID_the_annual_costume_event_attracted_up_to_50_000_revell-a-9_1637343395941.jpg)
Pre-COVID, the annual costume event attracted up to 50,000 revellers, according to Actualitat Valenciana
![The unofficial event held in Benidorm this year attracted people of all ages, with everybody in attendance prepared with a costume](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712771-10222031-The_unofficial_event_held_in_Benidorm_this_year_attracted_people-a-61_1637344071768.jpg)
The unofficial event held in Benidorm this year attracted people of all ages, with everybody in attendance prepared with a costume
![Despite no masks or social distancing being followed, people appeared to be having a good time at the unofficial event yesterday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/19/17/50712757-10222031-Despite_no_masks_or_social_distancing_being_followed_people_appe-a-62_1637344071771.jpg)
Despite no masks or social distancing being followed, people appeared to be having a good time at the unofficial event yesterday
Benidorm's annual Fancy Dress Party is regularly a big hit with Brits, who have been flocking to the Mediterranean tourist destination in large numbers since the package holiday explosion in the 1960s.
Pre-COVID, the event attracted up to 50,000 revellers, according to Actualitat Valenciana.
The costume party is held every year on a Thursday following the Major Patron Festivities of Benidorm Costumes and features various kinds of music, paella and colourful floats.
This event, which fills the streets of the so-called 'English quarter' every year, is billed as Europe's biggest fancy dress party.
It began more than 20 years ago and has been growing in numbers ever since, with similarly outrageous costumes seen in previous years.
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