In an effort to improve safety, Powers had in previous years increased the number of security guards to help prevent fights from breaking out and even offered bus shuttle services in an attempt to cut down on drinking and driving. Since 1983, the Thanksgiving city of Huntley, Illinois, has been hosting its famous annual Turkey Testicle Festival. Some sun this morning with increasing clouds this afternoon. Monday Evening Club Walk Through the Lights at Gull Meadow Farms I, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Festival of Trees II, Christmas in Plymouth and Mistletoe Market, lk Through the Lights at Gull Meadow Farms II, Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo III, Walk Through the Lights at Gull Meadow Farms III, Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo IV, Christmas at Crossroads Holiday Magic III, The Vintage Market presents: Groovy and Bright, Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo V, Wonderland of Lights at Potter Park Zoo VI, Ice Park and Food Truck Rally (World of Winter), Heikinpiv Finnish American Mid-Winter Festival, Downtown Harbor Springs Ice Fest and Chili Cook Off, Higgins Lake Roscommon Chamber of Commerce Winterfest. Lenders Bagels accidentally started this festival 30 years ago with a free bagel breakfast and the locals have been infatuated ever since. The Ball room. 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. The second annual Weston Testicle Festival! To help keep the festival family-friendly, theyre pulling out a few hours earlier. Wisconsin. Every year on Fathers Day weekend, the city of Avon, Ohio celebrates being the home of the Duck Tape brand of duct tape with the Duck Tape Festival[3]. 2023 Wisconsin Festival Guide | Festival Guides and Reviews The Eelpout Festival is a popular event held annually in the dead of winter, featuring events like the frigid Polar Plunge, a black-tie dinner, an eelpout beer pong tournament and family-friendly activities and games. Weston Testicle Festival 2023. photo courtesy of desmoinesregister.com. But, with the pandemic still lingering, organizers of Deerfields annual Testicle Festival are once again having to postpone the annual gathering to support the veterans organization. . Testicle Festival featuring Rocky Mountain Oysters & beer 2pm-7pm. Bledsoe, who lives on a farm and is accustomed to eating bull fries, says connoisseurs find that turkey fries are comparable to their bovine counterparts in every way except size. Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event. If the weather cooperates and the turnout is comparable to that of years past, theyll raise about $15,000 just from entrance fees. Apr 23, 2018. Organizers are holding out hope that something of a festival can be held in either August or September. Lakeside Community Fair. But the bologna king and queen crowning is just a slice of the fun. The home to Gerber Products Company, Fremont hosts this festival for the public to enjoy with a plethora of baby-oriented events and competitions like a baby crawl, a baby food cook-off, an adult baby food eating contest and a baby photo contest. Plenty of festival-goers kiss an eelpout for good luck and head out to catch the biggest one for a prize. Pick any season and Bayfield offers an unforgettable, can't-miss festival or event to celebrate it. Know of any other wacky festivals in other parts of the country? Music, Fun & games Almena Meat Co. It's been featured on television shows, including 'The Travel Channel' and 'VICE News. 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As youre traveling this summer, make time to stop and get to know the lesser-known towns and cities with these festivals that are particularly out of the ordinary. And our most famous event,Bayfield Apple Festival, has even been hailed as one of the10 Best Fall Harvest Festivalsin Americaby the readers of USAToday. From the Big Story to the 3 Things to Know - we have the moment's essential headlines. 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Travel Wisconsin /QuickLinks.aspx. You can also check out the Italian Fest for another fun festival in town! Ledge View Nature Center. We basically have had no income since March 13 of last year.. Tickets and Tshirts. Testical Festival 2023 in Missoula The Garlic Fest[11] in Highwood, Illinois boasts a very strange selections of garlic-y foods like garlic ice cream, garlic martinis, garlic scones and garlic cupcakes. 9. ', Powers, who purchased the lodge in 2005 and took over the festival, said in a Facebook message to ABC FOX Montana's Angela Marshall, "I'm looking for less stress.". $10 Admission - Military Men/Women get in FREE with I.D. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 mph. County Park Reservations . All rights reserved. Doctor Explains, Multi-car crash in Great Falls caused by man fleeing law enforcement, UPDATE: Montana State Prison escapee caught, Helena man facing charges for firing into a car Tuesday morning, Ozempic Face showing up in Great Falls? Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Powwow and Summer Gathering Sault Ste. Order Online. In an effort to make up for lost revenue, Pulver and other festival organizers are promoting the sale of festival T-shirts, both from the 2020 festival and2021. Nashville7/4 Alpha 4th of July Celebration Alpha7/4* Corunna 4th of July Celebration Corunna7/4 Thunder Bay Maritime Festival Alpena 7/4 Berrien Springs Pickle Festival Berrien Springs7/4 Grandville July 4 Celebration Grandville7/4 Gladstone Rock N Roll 4th Gladstone 7/4* Middleville Independence Day Celebration MiddlevilleWeekend continues below, 7/4 Fenton Freedom Festival Fenton 7/4 July 4th Party in the Park (Rosefest) Roseville7/4 Frankforts 4th of July Celebration Frankfort7/4* Fowlerville Independence Day Celebration Fowlerville7/4 Independence Day Celebration Beulah7/4-7/8 Cadillac Freedom Festival Cadillac7/5-7/9 Maritime Festival Harbor Beach7/6-7/8 Elsie Dairy Festival Elsie7/6-7/8 Lowell Riverwalk Festival Lowell7/6-7/8* Blissfield River Raisin Festival Blissfield7/6-7/9* Family Fun Fair and Bluegrass Festival Niles7/6-7/9* Ubly Homecoming Ubly7/6-7/9* Auburn Cornfest Auburn7/6-7/9 Bluegill Festival St. Helen7/6-7/9* Uncle Sam Jam Fest Woodhaven 7/7-7/8 U.P. BOX 138, Wine Festival Kalamazoo3/4 Grand Rapids Bourbon Fest Grand Rapids3/4 Noodle Fest (World of Winter) Grand Rapids3/4 Brrs, Beards & Brews: A Lumberjack Festival Lansing3/4 Suds and Snow Traverse City, 3/8-3/12 Gildas LaughFest Grand Rapids3/11 Maple Sugar Festival Kalamazoo3/11 Peace, Love and Hippies Indoor Spring Festival: Lapeer Lapeer3/11 Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival Jackson 3/11 St. Pats Day Celebration Grand Ledge3/12 The Vintage Market: Lucky Junkin Monroe My Review, 3/15-3/18 Clare Irish Festival Clare3/18 Irish on Ionia Grand Rapids3/18 Testicle Festival Deerfield My Review3/18-3/19 Maple Festival I Jones, 3/25 Peace, Love and Hippies Indoor Spring Festival: Houghton Lake Houghton Lake 3/25 Brewsology Beer Fest Detroit3/25-3/26 Maple Festival II Jones, 4/1 Monroe Street Fair and Hash Bash Festival Ann Arbor4/1 Motor City Blues Festival Detroit 4/1 Detroit Bourbon Fest Detroit, 4/7 Fool Moon Ann Arbor4/7-4/8* (nights) Ramadan Suhoor Festival I Dearborn4/8* National Unicorn Day Festival Ypsilanti, 4/14-4/15* (nights) Ramadan Suhoor Festival II Dearborn4/15 Festival of the Angry Bear Marquette, 4/19-4/21 Zehnders Ragtime Festival Frankenmuth4/21-4/22 Bringin Back the 80s Festival Frankenmuth4/21-4/22* (nights) Ramadan Suhoor Festival III Dearborn4/21-4/23 Love Fest at Rainbow Farms Vandalia4/21-4/23* MI Earth Day Fest Rochester4/22 Beerfest at the Ballpark Spring Lansing4/22* 420 Music Festival Lansing, 4/26-4/30 National Trout Festival Kalkaska4/27-4/29 Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival Hastings4/27-4/30 Freeland Walleye Festival Freeland4/27-4/30 Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival Shepherd4/28-4/29* (nights) Ramadan Suhoor Festival IV Dearborn4/29* Thornapple Woodpecker Festival Middleville4/29 Fairy Festival Jackson4/29 Cinco de Mayo Festival Lincoln Park4/29-4/30 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Vermontville4/30 The Vintage Market: The Great Gatsflea Armada- My Review4/30* Suckerfest Casco, 5/5-5/7* The Nashville Michigan Hot Air Balloon Festival Nashville5/6* Cupcake Festival White Cloud5/6 Halfway to Halloween Ann Arbor5/6 Brews and Beats Pentwater5/6 Donut and Beer Festival Grand Rapids5/6* Cinco de Mayo Parade and Festival Saginaw5/6* Morel Mushroom Festival/Art in the Park Lewiston5/6* Ethnic Heritage Festival Grand Rapids5/6* Osseo Heritage Day and Great Mushroom Hunt Osseo5/6-5/7 Michigan Antique Festival: Davisburg I Davisburg5/6-5/7 Jeep Blessing Mesick5/6-5/7* St. Florian Parish Strawberry Festival Hamtramck5/6-5/7 Tulip Time Festival I Holland, 5/8-5/14 Tulip Time Festival II Holland5/11-5/14 Berkley Days Berkley5/12-5/14 Mesick Mushroom Festival Mesick5/12-5/14* Tawas Point Birding Festival East Tawas5/12-5/14* St. Joan of Arc Spring Festival Saint Clair Shores 5/13 Ypsilanti Bourbon Fest Ypsilanti5/13 Spring Beer Festival Traverse City5/13 Maybee Day Maybee5/13* Blossomtime Festival St. Joseph5/13* 90s Flannel Fest Freeland5/13-5/14 Art Birmingham Birmingham5/13-5/14* Great Lakes Boating Festival Grosse Pointe5/13-5/14* Cedar Springs Renaissance Faire Cedar Springs Bloggers Review, 5/18-5/21* Sparta Spring Carnival Sparta5/18-5/21 Durand Railroad Days Festival Durand5/18-5/21 National Morel Mushroom Festival Boyne City5/19* Clarkston Food Truck Rally Clarkston5/19-5/20 World Expo of Beer Frankenmuth5/19-5/20* St. Stephens Spring Polish Festival New Boston5/19-5/21 Camp Carson Music Festival Carsonville5/19-5/22* Sumpter Country Fest Belleville5/20 Romeo MayFest Romeo5/20 Taste of Clare Clare5/20 Bee Day Festival Adrian5/20* Oshke-Kno-Kewewen Traditional Pow Wow Dowagiac 5/20* Bark and Brew Jackson5/20* Ros All Day: Michigan Ros Wine Festival Lansing5/20* Compass Music Fest St. Joseph5/20* Michigan Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival Flint5/20* Founders Day Festival Highland Township5/20-5/21 Detroit Hoodoo Festival Southfield5/20-5/21 East Lansing Art Festival East Lansing 5/20-5/21 Niles Renaissance Faire Niles5/21 St. Pats Irish Festival Detroit5/21 RollN Out Food Truck Festival Grand Rapids, 5/24-5/29* Fruitport Old Fashioned Days Fruitport 5/25-5/29* Hazel Park Memorial Weekend Hazel Park5/25-5/29 Laingsburg Lions Springtime Festival Laingsburg5/26-5/28* Peck Summer Festival Peck 5/26-5/28* Cristo Rey Fiesta Lansing 5/26-5/28 Alma Highland Festival and Games Alma5/26-5/28* Memorial Weekend Arts and Crafts Festival Newaygo5/26-5/29 Dog Bowl Frankenmuth5/26-5/29* St. Mary of the Lake Festival New Buffalo5/26-5/29* Hemp Aid Vandalia5/26-5/29 Buses by the Beach Benefit West Olive 5/27 Native American Festival St. Ignace5/27 Michigan Beer and Brat Festival Thompsonville 5/27* Petoskey Stone Festival Eastport5/27-5/28 Greater Rochester Heritage Days Rochester5/27-5/28* Lemon Creek Winerys Wine and Art Fair Berrien Springs5/27-5/29 Movement Electronic Music Festival Detroit5/28 United by Sacrifice Coleman5/28* Ladys Slipper Festival Port Austin, 5/31-6/4 Aldo Leopold Festival Hessel/Cedarville, 6/1-6/3* Camp Greensky Music Festival Wellston IN ICELAND FOR 20236/1-6/4 Swartz Creek Hometown Days Swartz Creek6/1-6/4 Curwood Festival Owosso6/1-6/4* Niles Riverfest Niles6/1-6/4* Mancelona Bass Festival Mancelona6/2-6/3* Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair Kalamazoo 6/2-6/3* Corpus Christi Parish Picnic Bay City 6/2-6/3* Kalamazoo Pride Festival Kalamazoo6/2-6/3 Krusin Klassics Fun Run Escanaba6/2-6/4 Center Line Independence Festival Center Line6/2-6/4 Festival of the Arts Grand Rapids6/2-6/4 Carson City Frontier Days Carson City6/2-6/4 Bark on Biddle Wyandotte6/2-6/4 Islandfest Grosse Ile6/2-6/4* Lilac Festival Barryton6/2-6/4 Gridlife Midwest Festival South HavenWeekend continues below, 6/3 ALEgan Beer, BBW and Blues Fest Allegan6/3 Freshwater Music Festival Baldwin6/3 Ann Arbor Water Lantern Festival Milford Charter Township6/3* Lowell Pride Lowell6/3* Kirtlands Warbler Festival Roscommon 6/3* SummerFest Roscommon6/3* Empire Asparagus Festival Empire6/3 Ferndale Pride Festival Ferndale6/3 Ortonville Pride Festival Ortonville6/3* Muskegon Pride Festival Muskegon6/3* Adams Fly Festival Kingsley 6/3 Beemer Memorial Motorcycle Run and Saginaw Blessing of the Bikes Saginaw6/3 Blue Water Sturgeon Festival Port Huron6/3* African American Downtown Festival Ann Arbor 6/3 St. Clair Waterfront Beer, Wine, Cocktail and Seltzer Festival Algonac6/3* Warren Food Truck Rally Warren6/3* Nucleate Beer Festival Ann ArborWeekend continues below, 6/3-6/4 Canterbury Village Medieval Faire I Lake Orion6/3-6/4 The Magical Realm Fantasy Faire Charlotte6/3-6/4 Midland Antique Festival: Midland I Midland6/3-6/4* Summer Art Fair Midland6/3-6/4 Art in the Park Pinckney6/3-6/4 Peacefest Art and Music Festival Waterford6/3-6/4 Gypsy Goddess Festival Allegan6/3-6/4 Lyon Township International Kite Festival New Hudson6/3-6/4* Polish Summer Festival Sterling Heights 6/3-6/4* Patriots and Pierogi Polish Food and Music Festival Frankenmuth6/4* Good Times Festival Detroit 6/4 The Vintage Market: Welcome to Wonderland Adrian My Review6/4* Thai Street Food Festival of Michigan Sterling Heights6/4 Spring VegFest Detroit6/4* Jackson County Rose Festival and Parade Jackson6/4* Taste of Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, 6/7* Jazz on Jefferson Festival Saginaw6/7-6/11 Flushings Summer Festival Flushing6/7-6/11 Festival of Flags Davison6/7-6/11* Dearborn Heights Spirit Festival Dearborn Heights6/8* Apps and Ales Bay City6/8-6/10* Jackson Blues Fest Jackson 6/8-6/10* Gizzard Fest Potterville6/8-6/11* Melvindale Days Festival Melvindale6/8-6/11* Carp Carnival Michigan Center6/8-6/11* Bedford Summerfest Lambertville 6/8-6/11 Start of Summer Celebration Rockford 6/8-6/11 Swiggin Pig Wyandotte6/8-6/11 Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival FrankenmuthWeekend continues below, 6/9-6/10 Red, White and Blue Collar Festival Mio6/9-6/10* Pioneer Days Croswell 6/9-6/10 Taste of Muskegon Muskegon6/9-6/11 Mackinac Island Lilac Festival I Mackinac Island6/9-6/11 Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival Grand Rapids6/9-6/11* Newport Firefighters Association Homecoming Festival Newport6/9-6/11* Brown City Days Festival Brown City6/9-6/11 Motor City Irish Fest Livonia6/9-6/11 Nor-Eastr Music and Art Festival Mio 6/9-6/11 St. Frances Cabrini Parish Festival Allen Park6/9-6/11 Yassoo Greek Festival Ann Arbor6/9-6/11 Art on the River Port Huron6/10 Mt.