Party event by Fergys on Saturday, March 5 2022 with 195 people interested and 63 people going. Rocky Mountain Oysters are back in Virginia City on March 13. Extensive outdoor patio and bar. The local pub plans to have 1,200 pounds of turkey nuts available for sale as well as . Gates open at 11:00am. The oldest of such festivals takes place in Byron, Illinois, US, and features turkey testicles. In addition to friendly, fun servers, it's casual atmosphere offers tasty dishes at very reasonable prices. Testicle festival - Wikipedia The Turkey Testicle Festival takes place at Parkside Pub, which is located at 11721 E, Main St., Huntley, IL 60142, and you can get more in formation on its website or Facebook page. Subscribe. It's just $5 to try an order of these deep fried balls, so you've got nothing to lose! Please respect this. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. WHERE: Olean MO. 40 years is a long time. Testicle Festival. This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). We're even bringing our own chili! Great River Tug Fest. Patio holds a lot of peoplecanopy covered. Zion Pony Express Days Mt. Turkey Testicle Festival: Hundreds dig in to deep-fried testicles at Welcome to Illinois most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, wine and beer festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, weird festivals, Oktoberfests and more in such cities as Chicago, Decatur, Peoria, Effingham, Rockford, Edwardsville and everywhere in-between. The most unique fall festival in Illinois is the Turkey Testicle Festival, which has been a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for more than 35 years. Summerfest boasts 11 days of pure music fun, throughout late June and extending to early July. Live Music. Turkey Testicle Festival | Enjoy Illinois Parkside Pub. Known for it's annual Turkey Testicle Festival held each year the day before Thanksgiving, it Holy Crap Batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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. Testicle Festival - Round the Bend Steakhouse The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. Sandwich was very large and half is in fridge for lunch tomorrow. Testicle festival - atozwiki.com 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 . Thank you! We're sorry, hotels cannot be booked for more than 30 days. The Ball room. Turkey Testicle Festival 2022 Nov 2022 Dates Unconfirmed | Huntley, IL | Food Festival information may not be up to date due to COVID-19, but you can view our list of cancellations here. Gates open at 11amDay of tickets available at the main gate. A testicle festival is an event held at several small towns where the featured activity is the consumption of animal testicles usually battered and. Don't forget Turkey Testicle Festival the night before thanksgiving. Love Illinois? Better yet, see us in person! 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You'll receive your first newsletter soon! MORE INFO: The Testicle Festival is a huge day long cook-off of deep fried . Locals cant get enough of this traditional pre-Thanksgiving event that features a unique treat not everyone is brave enough to try. Few Illinoisans know that there is a super strange fall festival that takes place every year in the town of Huntley. Moved to Huntley a little over a month ago and Parkside was on our list to give a try. Is there really a testicle festival? - IronSet If youve ever been to this strange fall festival, wed love to hear from you. Explore festivals: one funnel cake at a time. 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Where are Turkey balls located? If you want festival listings for specific areas of Illinois, I currently have a listing for the greater Chicago area. Turkey Testicle Festival 'A Go' This Year | Algonquin, IL Patch Found out it was taco Tuesday with them going for $2/each. 11721 E MAIN ST HUNTLEY IL 60142 Known for it's annual Turkey Testicle Festival held each year the day before Thanksgiving, it offers much more than that. Anyone on or off Facebook. Morris PorchFest Mt. more, You seem to have JavaScript disabled. 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Since 1983, the Thanksgiving city of Huntley, Illinois, has been hosting its famous annual Turkey Testicle Festival. 3 - 7 PM Pure Drive. Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Virginia City's quirky "testicle festival" makes its return A popular spot in Downtown Huntleybeen there a long timejust renovated on exterior. An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. Nice location with a large courtyard. Alternatively, you may use. 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