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{{Short description|Annual food event in many communities}}
[[File:Tiro Testicle Festival -veal 2.jpg|thumb|A visitor consuming a deep-fried testicle at the Tiro Testicle Festival]]
[[File:Tiro Testicle Festival -veal 2.jpg|thumb|A visitor consuming a deep-fried testicle at the Tiro Testicle Festival]]
A '''testicle festival''' is an event held at several small towns where the featured activity is [[testicles as food|the consumption of animal testicles]], usually battered and fried.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101124/news/711259789/ |title=Turkey Testicle Festival draws crowd to Huntley |publisher=DailyHerald.com |date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>
A '''testicle festival''' is an event where the featured activity is [[testicles as food|the consumption of animal testicles]], usually battered and fried.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101124/news/711259789/ |title=Turkey Testicle Festival draws crowd to Huntley |publisher=DailyHerald.com |date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref>


The oldest of such festival takes place in [[Byron, Illinois]], US<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2camels.com/turkey-testicle-festival.php |title=Turkey Testicle Festival |publisher=2camels.com |date= |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> and features turkey testicles. Similar festivals in the US are held in [[Deerfield, Michigan]]; [[Olean, Missouri]]; [[Tiro, Ohio]]; [[Oakdale, California]]; [[Ashland, Nebraska]]; [[Huntley, Illinois]]; [[Stillwater, Oklahoma]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calffry.com/calffry.html#history |title=Tumbleweed Dance Hall |website=calffry.com |accessdate=December 3, 2019 }}</ref>[[Salmon, Idaho]]<ref>http://salmonidaho.com/calendar.html?btn=showe&event_id=9243&calendar_id=4</ref> [[Clinton, Montana]], and [[Dundas, Wisconsin]], some of which feature [[Rocky mountain oysters|cattle testicles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29923711/ns/us_news-weird_news/t/diners-can-have-ball-testicle-festival/|title=Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle festival|date=March 28, 2009|website=msnbc.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/221146.html Offer 'foodies' something new to boost tourism, expert says] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120904120423/http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/221146.html |date=September 4, 2012 }}</ref>
The oldest of such festivals takes place in [[Byron, Illinois]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2camels.com/turkey-testicle-festival.php |title=Turkey Testicle Festival |publisher=2camels.com |date= |accessdate=May 27, 2012}}</ref> and features turkey testicles. Similar festivals in the US are held in [[Deerfield, Michigan]]; [[Olean, Missouri]]; [[Tiro, Ohio]]; [[Oakdale, California]]; [[Ashland, Nebraska]]; [[Huntley, Illinois]]; [[Stillwater, Oklahoma]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calffry.com/calffry.html#history |title=Tumbleweed Dance Hall |website=calffry.com |accessdate=December 3, 2019 }}</ref> [[Salmon, Idaho]];<ref>http://salmonidaho.com/calendar.html?btn=showe&event_id=9243&calendar_id=4 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> [[Clinton, Montana]]; [[Suring, Wisconsin]],[[Dundas, Wisconsin]], [[LaValle, Wisconsin]], and [[Bentonville, Arkansas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.testyfest.us |title= Testicle Festival, Bentonville|publisher= BK Promotions|date= |accessdate=October 29, 2022}}
</ref> some of which feature [[Rocky mountain oysters]] (cattle testicles).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29923711|title=Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle festival|date=March 28, 2009|website=msnbc.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/221146.html Offer 'foodies' something new to boost tourism, expert says] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120904120423/http://www.modbee.com/1618/story/221146.html |date=September 4, 2012 }}</ref>
The Montana [[National Conference of State Societies|State Society]] has held an annual '[[Rocky Mountain Oyster]] Festival' in [[Clinton, Montana]] since 2005.<ref name="Montana State Society">{{cite news|title=This Year's Testicle Festival Theme: 'A Royal Ball'|url=http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/30/this-years-testicle-festival-theme-a-royal-ball/|accessdate=May 15, 2014|newspaper=ARLnow.com|date=April 30, 2013}}</ref>
The Montana [[National Conference of State Societies|State Society]] has held an annual [[Rocky Mountain Oyster]] Festival in [[Clinton, Montana]], since 2005.<ref name="Montana State Society">{{cite news|title=This Year's Testicle Festival Theme: 'A Royal Ball'|url=http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/30/this-years-testicle-festival-theme-a-royal-ball/|accessdate=May 15, 2014|newspaper=ARLnow.com|date=April 30, 2013}}</ref>


Every year in September the villages of [[Ozrem]] and [[Lunjevica]] in the [[Municipalities of Serbia|municipality]] of [[Gornji Milanovac]], [[Serbia]], hosts the World Gonad Cooking Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odditycentral.com/foods/have-a-ball-at-serbias-testicle-cooking-championship.html|title=Testicle Cooking Championship in Serbia|date=June 28, 2011|website=www.odditycentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ballcup.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407115909/http://www.ballcup.com/ |archivedate=April 7, 2012 |title=Ballcup.com|website=www.ballcup.com}}</ref> The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. It also gives awards for "ballsy" news makers. U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] and pilot [[Chesley Sullenberger]] won awards in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/serbia/7971158/Chefs-compete-at-World-Testicle-Cooking-Championship.html|title=Chefs compete at World Testicle Cooking Championship|date=August 29, 2010|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
Every year in September the villages of [[Ozrem]] and [[Lunjevica]] in the [[Municipalities of Serbia|municipality]] of [[Gornji Milanovac]], [[Serbia]], host the World Gonad Cooking Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ballcup.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407115909/http://www.ballcup.com/ |archivedate=April 7, 2012 |title=Ballcup.com|website=www.ballcup.com}}</ref> The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. It also gives awards for "ballsy" newsmakers. U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] and pilot [[Chesley Sullenberger]] won awards in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/serbia/7971158/Chefs-compete-at-World-Testicle-Cooking-Championship.html|title=Chefs compete at World Testicle Cooking Championship|date=August 29, 2010|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Testicles as food]]
* [[Testicles as food]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.oakdalecowboymuseum.org/festival.htm Oakdalecowboymuseum.org]
* [http://www.oakdalecowboymuseum.org/festival.htm Oakdalecowboymuseum.org]
* [http://www.testyfest.us Bentonville Testicle Festival]


[[Category:Food and drink festivals in the United States]]
[[Category:Food and drink festivals in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 20:13, 28 October 2024

A visitor consuming a deep-fried testicle at the Tiro Testicle Festival

A testicle festival is an event where the featured activity is the consumption of animal testicles, usually battered and fried.[1]

The oldest of such festivals takes place in Byron, Illinois,[2] and features turkey testicles. Similar festivals in the US are held in Deerfield, Michigan; Olean, Missouri; Tiro, Ohio; Oakdale, California; Ashland, Nebraska; Huntley, Illinois; Stillwater, Oklahoma;[3] Salmon, Idaho;[4] Clinton, Montana; Suring, Wisconsin,Dundas, Wisconsin, LaValle, Wisconsin, and Bentonville, Arkansas,[5] some of which feature Rocky mountain oysters (cattle testicles).[6][7] The Montana State Society has held an annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival in Clinton, Montana, since 2005.[8]

Every year in September the villages of Ozrem and Lunjevica in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, host the World Gonad Cooking Championship.[9] The festival serves up a variety of testicles, including wildlife. It also gives awards for "ballsy" newsmakers. U.S. President Barack Obama and pilot Chesley Sullenberger won awards in 2010.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Turkey Testicle Festival draws crowd to Huntley". DailyHerald.com. November 24, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Turkey Testicle Festival". 2camels.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tumbleweed Dance Hall". calffry.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ http://salmonidaho.com/calendar.html?btn=showe&event_id=9243&calendar_id=4 [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Testicle Festival, Bentonville". BK Promotions. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle festival". msnbc.com. March 28, 2009.
  7. ^ Offer 'foodies' something new to boost tourism, expert says Archived September 4, 2012, at archive.today
  8. ^ "This Year's Testicle Festival Theme: 'A Royal Ball'". ARLnow.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Ballcup.com". www.ballcup.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012.
  10. ^ "Chefs compete at World Testicle Cooking Championship". August 29, 2010 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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