The world's redheads have descended on the Dutch city of Breda for an annual festival to celebrate their hair colour.

Whilst only between one and two percent of the world's population have red hair, they were very much in the majority at Sunday's festival, which brought together around 1,400 redheads from 52 countries.

"It is a weird feeling to not stand out. It's good. It's good," said one visitor from Australia.

As well as a parade through the city centre, the day included a range of activities such as fashion shows and art exhibitions devoted to the colour red.