There are several international events, where hashers from different groups get together to run and socialize, but the most famous is the biennial Interhash, where hashers from around the world gather.
These usually feature organized pre and post lubes, a Red Dress Run Hash for some local charities just before the main weekend event. The weekend event usually runs Friday night to Sunday. Friday includes an opening ceremony and welcome. 2 days of Hashing follow, usually including a "Ballbuster" extremely long and grueling trail on one or both days. An emcee or emcee team coordinates the introduction of entertainment (live bands and local traditional/ethnic entertainment) and "Hash Acts". The closing ceremony happens Sunday night.
All attendees are given a ballot to vote for 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice among the bidders for the next interhash.
Locations
- 1978 Hong Kong
- 1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1982 Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1984 Sydney, Australia
- 1986 Pattaya, Thailand
- 1988 Bali, Indonesia
- 1990 Manila, Philippines
- 1992 Phuket, Thailand
- 1994 Rotorua, New Zealand (Other bids: Gold Coast)
- 1996 Limassol, Cyprus (Other bids: Hong Kong, Bandung)
- 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Other bids: Cairns, Durban)
- 2000 Tasmania, Australia (Other bids: Cairns, Central Coast, Durban)
- 2002 Goa, India (Other bids: Cardiff)
- 2004 Cardiff, Wales (Other bids: Perth-Australia, Wellington)
- 2006 Chiang Mai, Thailand (Other bids: Perth-Australia, Bali, Edmonton)
- 2008 Perth, Australia (Other bids: Bali, Malaysia-Genting, Kenya, Penang, Singapore)
- 2010 Kuching, Borneo (Other bids: Kenya, Bali, Malaysia-Genting, Baghdad (write-in))
- 2012 (Bidding: Kenya, Borobudur-Indonesia)
- 2014 (Bidding: Brussels-Belgium)
2010 IH Bidding Results
- First Count: Bali 486 Kenya 873 Kuching 1126 Malaysia 272
- Second Count:Kuching 1242 Kenya 909 Bali 656
- Third Count: Kuching 1575 Kenya 1046
Survivors
As of 2008, there are 4 "survivors" - Hashers who have attended every InterHash: The Wolf, Philthy Phil, Drainoil and CheeBye.
The T-shirts
Commemorative T-shirts are usually made for large Hash events, the best collection of images of the for InterHash T-shirts can be found at (http://gotothehash.net/t/hashshirtsih.html)
The Down Down contests
There have been some variations in recent years. In 2008 (Perth) "binge drinking" was banned from the venue, so the down down contest was hastily done during the old farts stroll meaning that many missed out. In 2004 (Cardiff), the competition was done without published announcement, off stage, with a similar missing out by some interested participants and spectators.
Recent winner list:
Men
- 2008 RTC, Colombo H3 = 15 seconds with only minor spillage
- RTC from Colombo H3 and Deep Throat from Wellington H3
Women
- 2008 Martini - Cheltenham & Cotswold H3 = 10 seconds
- 2006 No Mercy
Other Large Hash Events
In addition to Interhash, there are also many regional and continental hash events, such as the InterAmericas, InterAfrica, InterGulf?, InterScandi, EuroHash, and PanAsia?. National hash events, or Nash Hashes, primarily bring together hashers from one particular nation, although visitors from other countries are actively welcomed.
