Nine-day comedy festival pits established headliners against up-and-coming talent for the chance at cash prize & year of gigs.

Engines roar around the track as spectators take in the hubbub of weekend race prep and meet stunt and racecar drivers

Comedian-magician Mike Hammer trades banter & jokes with audience members as he performs jaw-dropping feats, such as swallowing razorblades

Performers dance to thumping club tunes on suspended mylar tarp drenched in water during this show suitable for all ages

Aboard Yacht Barkissimo, Bay-Area restaurateur leads three-hour course on tamale prep and history, complimented by traditional cocktails.

Author and radio host Ken Hudnall leads patrons through El Paso's famed and eerie past, stopping at such sites as Plaza and Hilton Hotels

To help fund indie-horror film, extras play zombie horde over all-night shoot that includes SFX makeup, ride to & from set & catering.

Music by The Black Lillies, Steep Canyon Rangers & Ryan Montbleau Band fills the night as guests scoop up local beer & tasty eats

Inaugural festival treats guests to unlimited samples of 150 local and international beers, seminars on home brewing, and live music.

Continuous indoor wave bolsters surfing skills as riders cling to body- or surfboards & spectators cheer behind splashguard