Friday Five: Portland’s Lesser Known Sports

Mondo Croquet

And now we’ve reached the ultimate Portland sport: Mondo Croquet. Just as the name implies, this isn’t your average tea and crumpets-filled Sunday outing. Far from it, indeed.

Costumes aren’t just recommended, they’re damn near required. Hats? The bigger the better.

And with hats so large you don’t expect to be swatting those ridiculously small blue and red croquet balls. Oh, no. Prepare to see sledgehammer-wielding leprechauns smashing bowling balls down the North Park Blocks.

Yeah, I said leprechauns.

Mondo Croquet is featuring their 16th Annual World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic this summer on July 28. Shoot an email to lordpeters@tikimojo.com for more info or check out the website to see even more awesome pictures of previous years’ events.

Image courtesy of mondocrouquet.com