more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. The tacos didn't disappoint, but beef could have stood a little more flavor. - Follow Upload Fan Image Report Image Plan Your Festival Official Ticket Site Get Tickets Airbnbs & Hotels Book Room RVs & Campers Book an RV About This Festival Summerfest boasts 11 days of pure music fun, throughout late June and extending to early July. All access . My. Beer. Just Visit US - Turkey Testicle Festival - YouTube The owner of a suburban Chicago pub that has held an annual Turkey Testicle Festival for 32 years isn't testy at all that a nearby community plans to host its own celebration of the unusual dish . 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A testicle festival is an event held at several small towns where the featured activity is the consumption of animal testicles, usually battered and fried. The fact that this festival is split into two weekends makes it quite ideal for most people. Love Illinois? The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. NOTE TO THOSE WHO SHARE MY SCHEDULE PAGE ON THEIR WEBSITE: If you share it on your own website or other form of media, please reference this website (ie a link back to this page). Testicle festival - Wikipedia Zion Pony Express Days Mt. Nice location with a large courtyard. A testicle festival is an event held at several small towns where the featured activity is the consumption of animal testicles usually battered and. Live Music. Tug Fest is a giant tug-of-war between Illinois and Iowaright across the Mississippi River. Eating one is a must :) The people are all very friendly and having a good time. Nice location with a large courtyard. 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Illinois Festivals 2023, 2024 | Fairs, Craft Shows, Music Festivals in For 30 years, locals and visitors have been celebrating St. Patrick's Day with an odd jubilee in historic . August, Port Byron. The 35th annual Turkey Testicle Festival is kicking off the Thanksgiving weekend in . Other music festivals throughout Illinois offer jazz, blues, pop and plenty to keep you tapping your toes and shaking your stuff. I was absolutely amazed at how organized this festival was but I guess after 35 years of having it, all boo boos should be ironed out. - . 22nd Annual Testicle Festival - Facebook Fish fry every Friday along with Fish Boils from May through September, and Al Fresco dining all summer! Come on Down & Have a Ball! Known for it's annual Turkey Testicle Festival held each year the day before Thanksgiving, it Holy Crap Batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since 1983, the Thanksgiving city of Huntley, Illinois, has been hosting its famous annual Turkey Testicle Festival. Facebook/Parkside Pub Scroll on to learn all about it. Learn how to do Dutch dance, make some wooden shoes, and eat some delicious Dutch food. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeths articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals. If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that dont have the advertising. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. The most unique fall festival in Illinois is the Turkey Testicle Festival, which has been a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for more than 35 years. Large chunks of white meat, veggies and rice. In addition to friendly, fun servers, it's casual atmosphere offers tasty dishes at very reasonable prices. Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event. Share 'Turkey Testicle Festival' Enjoy live performances by, Voyage (Journey Covers), 7th Heaven, Modern Day Romeos and Bad Medicine (Bon Jovi Covers). A popular spot in Downtown Huntleybeen there a long timejust renovated on exterior. Just Visit US travels to Huntley, IL to feast on the local cuisine. 2022 Testicle Festival | TR's Place, Belleville, IL | January 1, 2022 If you wish to stop by outside of the festival, hours are 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. 11 Amazing Festivals You'll Find Only in Illinois About The Ball Room Get a Quote. Moved to Huntley a little over a month ago and Parkside was on our list to give a try. Sandwich was very large and half is in fridge for lunch tomorrow. During the event, chefs deep-fry more than 1,200 pounds (550 kg) of turkey testicles and serve them to the public at several locations in the Parkside Pub. It will take place the day before this all-American holiday on November 21, 2018, but only the brave will make an appearance. 40 years is a long time. Two were perfect and couldn't beat the price. Does this place know how to throw a party or what? We're sorry, hotels cannot be booked for more than 30 days. This is one of the biggest outdoor food festivals in the world, and a wide range of food-based vendors offer samples of their very best produce and . Rocky Mountain Oysters are back in Virginia City on March 13. Virginia City's quirky "testicle festival" makes its return When: 11 a.m. Wednesday until midnight. And you know we have Bull swag to give away! 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Fall Festival Carlinville9/16-9/17* Stark County Fall Festival Wyoming9/16-9/17* Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival I West Chicago 9/16-9/17 Vintage Illinois at the Canal Market North Utica9/16-9/17* Art on the Prairie Warrenville9/16-9/17* Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm I Geneva9/16-9/17* Edwards Place Fine Art Fair Springfield9/17 Ela Township History Day and Antique and Artisan Market Lake Zurich9/17 Mexican Independence Day Celebration Woodstock9/17 Apple Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge Grafton9/17 Taste of Evanston Evanston9/17* Fox Lake Bloody Mary Fest Fox Lake, 9/18-9/24* Bengtsons Pumpkin Fest II Homer Glen9/18-9/24* Goebberts Farm Fall Festival III South Barrington9/18-9/24* Glendale Heights Oktoberfest II Glendale Heights9/21-9/23* Pygmalion Champaign/Urbana 9/21-9/23* Greenup Fall Festival Greenup9/21-9/23* Praise the Lard Murphysboro BarbecueCook-Off Murphysboro9/21-9/24* Manteno Oktoberfest Manteno 9/21-9/24 Dwight Harvest Days Dwight9/22-9/23* Lansing Autumn Festival Lansing9/22-9/23 Naperville Irish Fest Naperville9/22-9/23* Twilight Nights Music and Wine Festival Stewardson 9/22-9/24 Paris Honeybee Festival Paris 9/22-9/24 Prairie Land Heritage Museum Fall Festival and Steam Show Jacksonville 9/22-9/24 Milton Corn Carnival Milton9/22-9/24* Beardstown Fall Fun Festival Beardstown9/22-9/24 Long Grove Apple Festival Long Grove 9/22-9/24* Oktoberfest Chicago at St. Alphonsus Chicago 9/22-9/24* Sonny Acres Farm Fall Festival II West Chicago9/22-9/24 International Route 66 Mother Road Festival Springfield 9/23 Village of Elsah Festival Elsah9/23 Galena Cellars Fall Harvest Festival Galena 9/23* Homewood Fall Fest Homewood 9/23 American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest I Lake Villa 9/23 Elim Dutch Festival Crestwood 9/23* Ottawa Scarecrow Festival Ottawa9/23* Quincy Oktoberfest Quincy9/23 Pretzel City Brewfest Freeport 9/23 Medici Oktoberfest Normal9/23* Johnny Appleseed Festival Crystal Lake 9/23* Fall Corn Festival Godfrey 9/23* Fall Art and Craft Stroll Bourbonnais9/23* Legions of Craft Beer Fest Gurnee9/23* C-U Oktoberfest Champaign 9/23-9/24 Apple n Pork Festival Clinton 9/23-9/24* Stillman Valley Fall Festival Stillman Valley9/23-9/24* Monarch Butterfly Festival Palos Heights9/23-9/24* Lincoln Log Cabin Harvest Frolic Fall Celebration Charleston9/23-9/24* Fall Festival at Windy Acres Farm II Geneva9/23-9/24* Jordbruksdagarna (Old Settlers Days) Bishop Hill 9/23-9/24* Art in the Barn Barrington9/23-9/24 Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair Peoria9/23-9/24 Hyde Park Jazz Festival Chicago 9/24* Taste of DeKalb DeKalb 9/24* Harvest of the Acorn Moon Fall Festival Aurora9/24 Taste of Canton Canton, 9/25-10/1* Goebberts Farm Fall Festival IV South Barrington9/25-10/1* Bengtsons Pumpkin Fest III Homer Glen9/27-10/1 Grundy County Corn Festival Morris9/29 Mt.