Westland Michigan Mud Festival Lets Kids Play Dirty (PHOTOS)

This festival certainly isn't good, clean fun.

A mud festival in Westland, Mich., let kids play dirty on July 12. Children ages 12 and under had a chance to frolic in the muck at Wayne County's 2011 Mud Day, held at Hines Park-Nankin Mills Area, according to MyFoxDetroit.

The 24th annual Mud Day drew more than 1,000 kids -- not to mention 20,000 gallons of water and 200 tons of topsoil, The Detroit Free Press reports.

Thankfully for parents, the fire department hosed kids off afterward and handed out bags for muddy clothes, according to WOMC.

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A girl smiles while covered in mud during Wayne County's 2011 Mud Day event at Nankin Mills Park in Westland, Michigan. The annual event drew over 5000 people to play in the mud.

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A girl smiles while covered in mud during Wayne County's 2011 Mud Day event at Nankin Mills Park in Westland, Michigan. The annual event drew over 5000 people to play in the mud.

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[Flying Sparkz1]

09:43 AM on 07/14/2011

Looks like fun. Why don't they have one for seniors?

[bagelmart]

10:08 PM on 07/13/2011

Why do some of those "children" 12 years old and under have a mustache?

[Dave Shaffer]

09:20 AM on 07/14/2011

Because: "The event is held annually, and started out for those 12 and younger, but many adults couldn't resist the temptation to get involved."

[John Howell]

09:51 PM on 07/13/2011

I hope they had the good sense to have Pink Floyd's "Young Lust" on the loudspeakers..."Ooohhh I need a dirty woman...Ooohhh I need a dirty girl."

[Js420]

09:49 PM on 07/13/2011

It only gets better as adults!

[Patrick Ryan Sloan]

09:47 PM on 07/13/2011

If it's woodstock without sex, drugs, and rcok 'n' roll, can't anything be woodstock then?

[unitarianuniversalist]

08:27 PM on 07/13/2011

Gee, I kinda' like sex, drugs and rock and roll.

[bealebkk]

07:37 PM on 07/13/2011

no sex,booze or drugs? then it is not, not Woodstock.

[RickInMichigan]

07:13 PM on 07/13/2011

I live near the park...the kids absolutely love this! It's been going on for a few decades now and hasn't lost any popularity.

[headly67]

06:58 PM on 07/13/2011

What a waste of water.

[Steve Joseph]

09:25 PM on 07/13/2011

Yeah... it's not like Michigan has any nearby lakes.

[chasealvins]

06:52 PM on 07/13/2011

Needs more free love. Somebody give those kids some LSD.

[TaxpayingVoter]

06:05 PM on 07/13/2011

I saw the accompanying picture and thought, "What a cool sculpture!" LOL