Directly across from the beautiful Square on Main Street, it's a not to be missed treat! This is our favorite place for an outdoor lunch on a Saturday! If youve ever been to this strange fall festival, wed love to hear from you. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. Found out it was taco Tuesday with them going for $2/each. 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. 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. To use our mobile site, please enable JavaScript. Lauretana of Altavilla Milicia Niles 9/1-9/4* African Festival of the Arts Chicago 9/1-9/4* Kewanee Hog Days Kewanee 9/1-9/4* Last Fling Naperville 9/1-9/4* Lincoln Square Greekfest Chicago9/1-9/4* Taste of Polonia Festival Chicago 9/1-9/4* Milan Harvest Festival Milan9/2* Argenta Fall Festival Argenta 9/2* Sycamore Food Truck Festival Sycamore9/2 Roamer Cruise Night and Car Show Streator 9/2 SOB (Springfield Oyster and Beer) Festival Springfield 9/2 Alton Jazz and Wine Festival Alton9/2-9/3* Rockford Greek Fest Rockford 9/2-9/3 West Loop Art Fest Chicago9/2-9/3* Taste of Serbia Festival Lake Forest 9/2-9/4 Maple Park Fun Fest Maple Park9/2-9/4 Schaumburg Septemberfest Schaumburg 9/2-9/4 Frankfort Fall Festival Frankfort9/2-9/4 Long Groves Irish Days Long Grove 9/2-9/4 Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival Arthur 9/3* Old Times Family Picnic Oak Forest9/3 Batavia Block Party and Taste of Batavia Batavia9/3 Grape Stomp and Harvest Festival Mackinaw9/3-9/4 Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival Geneva9/3-9/4* Paw Paw Lions Club Labor Day Celebration Paw Paw 9/3-9/4 Deer Path Art Fair on the Square Lake Forest9/4* Paarlberg Heritage Fest South Holland, 9/7-9/9* McLeansboro Fall Festival McLeansboro9/7-9/9* El Paso Corn Festival El Paso9/7-9/9 Cairo Heritage Blues/Gospel Festival Cairo9/7-9/9* Popcorn Days Ridgway9/7-9/10* Homestead Festival Princeton9/7-9/10* Pekin Marigold Festival Pekin9/8* BBQ-n-Blues La Salle 9/8-9/9* Carterville Lions Club Free Fair Carterville9/8-9/9* Gibson City Harvest Fest Gibson City 9/8-9/9* Lena Lions Fall Festival Lena9/8-9/9* Art, Wind and Fire Festival Macomb9/8-9/9* Hampton Days Hampton9/8-9/9* Itasca Oktoberfest Itasca9/8-9/9* Mount Pulaski Fall Festival Mount Pulaski 9/8-9/10* Popeye Picnic Chester 9/8-9/10* Destihl Brewery Oktoberfest Weekend Normal9/8-9/10* Roscoe Lions Fall Festival Roscoe9/8-9/10 Festival of the Vine Geneva 9/8-9/10* Lincoln Park Gyros Fest Chicago9/8-9/10 Broomcorn Festival Arcola 9/8-9/10* Village of Monee Fall Fest Monee9/8-9/10* Fall on the Green Fest Oak Lawn9/8-9/10* Throwback Music Festival Chicago9/8-9/10* Cedarhurst Art and Craft Fair Mt. It is held outside under a HUGE tent, 4 live bands play through out the day and evening. Thanks! The local pub plans to have 1,200 pounds of turkey nuts available for sale as well as . Menu. 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. Lauretana of Altavilla Milicia, SOB (Springfield Oyster and Beer) Festival, Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, A River Thru History: The Des Plaines Valley Rendezvous, Military History Weekend (formerly WWII Days), Revolutionary War Reenactment and Grand Encampment, Romeoville Founders Day Entertainment Weekend, German American Central Society Peoria Oktoberfest, Macoupin County Historical Society Fall Festival, Ela Township History Day and Antique and Artisan Market, Praise the Lard Murphysboro BarbecueCook-Off, Prairie Land Heritage Museum Fall Festival and Steam Show, International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest I, Lincoln Log Cabin Harvest Frolic Fall Celebration, American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest II, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Greek Fest, Fort Obie Rendezvous and Living History Encampment, American Aid Society of German Descendants Oktoberfest III, Jersey County Historical Society Apple Festival, Devon on Tap: Decatur Craft Beer Festival and Music Festival, Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Fall Festival I, Lincoln Memorial Garden Fall Harvest Festival, American Thresherman Association Fall Festival, Oktoberfest Food Family and Beer Festival, St. Matthew Lutheran Church Fall Festival, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden I, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden II, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza I, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum I, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden III, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza II, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum II, Walnut Grove Farms Christmas at the Farm, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden IV, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza III, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum III, Julmarknad at the Swedish American Museum, Millstadt Weihnachtsfest German Christmas Festival, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden V, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza IV, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VI, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza V, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum IV, Christkindlmarket Chicago at Daley Plaza VI, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VII, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum V, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden VIII, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum VI, Illumination: Tree Lights at Morton Arboretum VII, Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden IX, Chain O Lakes Fishing Derby and Winter Festival. Two were perfect and couldn't beat the price. We're Starting Earlier this year for more Fun @ 1PM! 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. Great River Tug Fest. [1] The oldest of such festivals takes place in Byron, Illinois, US, [2] and features turkey testicles. In the center of the friendly little town of Huntley, Illinois, lies a hidden gem. The most unique fall festival in Illinois is the Turkey Testicle Festival, which has been a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for more than 35 years. Better yet, see us in person! Workers at the Parkside Pub in Huntley, Illinois were slaving over deep-fryers Wednesday serving the hungry hordes looking to dine on some delicious turkey testicles. Here is what you need to know if you go: Where: Parkside Pub, 11721 E. Main Street in Huntley. The Ball room. Great shaded spot to have a somewhat early lunch. Palatine4/29 Long Groves Craft Beer Festival Long Grove4/29* Craft Brews at Lincoln Zoo Chicago4/29* Perimeter Road Music Festival Champaign 4/29-4/30 Spring Festival at Vahling Vineyards Stewardson4/30* German American Central Society Maifest Peoria, 5/3-5/6* Rend Lake Water Festival Benton5/4-5/6 Sugar Creek Family Jam Vienna5/4-5/7* Cinco de Mayo en Cicero Cicero 5/5* Carbondale Brew Fest Carbondale5/5* Aurora Food Truck Festival Aurora5/5-5/7 Argyle Lake Bluegrass Jamboree Colchester5/6 Cinco de Rockford Rockford5/6 Maifest Jacksonville5/6 American Farm Heritage Museum Spring Fling Festival Greenville5/6 Naperville Food Truck Spring Festival Naperville5/6* Locust Street Historic Fair Centralia5/6* Bolingbrook Food Truck Rally Bolingbrook5/6-5/7 Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival Various Cities5/6-5/7* Birdfest Rockton 5/6-5/7 Wine on the Fox Oswego5/7* Maeystown Springfest/Fruehlingsfest Maeystown5/7 Lilac Time Art and Craft Fair Lombard, 5/11-5/14 Old King Coal Festival West Frankfort5/11-5/14 Blandinsville Farmers Picnic Blandinsville5/12-5/13* Life on the Illinois Frontier Harrisburg5/12-5/13 Fat Ass 5K and Street Party Springfield5/12-5/13 Athens Glory Days Athens5/12-5/14* Let it Grow Festival Mechanicsburg5/12-5/14 Chicago Mayfest Chicago5/13 DeKalb Back Alley Market: Spring DeKalb5/13 Ballpark Brew Fest Schaumburg5/13 Homer Glen Kite Festival Homer Glen5/13* Chicago Wine Fest: Spring Edition Chicago 5/14* St. Jacob UCC Strawberry Fest St. Jacob, 5/18-5/20 Willow Springs Music and Arts Festival Tamms5/18-5/21* Toledo Spring Festival Toledo5/18-5/21 MayDays Festival Clinton5/19* Mascoutah SpringFest Mascoutah 5/19-5/21 Art on the Square Belleville5/19-5/21* Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest Oak Forest5/19-5/21 Long Grove Chocolate Festival Long Grove5/20 Young Evanston Artists (YEA!) 2. Thank you! Vernon Fall Fest Mt. Extensive outdoor patio and bar. This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Peter and Paul Glenview Greek Fest Glenview 7/22-7/23* Sleepy Creek Vineyards Art and Music Festival Fairmount7/22-7/23 Glencoe Festival of Art Glencoe, 7/25* Downtown Taste Aurora 7/27-7/29 Tailgate n Tallboys Festival II Taylorville7/27-7/30* Summer Harvest Festival Franklin Grove 7/27-7/30 Lincolnwood Fest Lincolnwood7/27-7/30* Sugar Grove Corn Boil Festival Sugar Grove7/27-7/30* Algonquin Founders Day Festival Algonquin7/27-7/30* Wood Dale Prairie Fest Wood Dale7/27-7/30* Little Italy Fest-West Addison Addison 7/27-7/30 Fiesta del Sol Chicago 7/28* Summer Wine Fest at Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago7/28-7/29 Merchant Street Musicfest Kankakee7/28-7/29* Findlay Walleye Festival Findlay7/28-7/29* Rumble Down Festival MechanicsburgWeekend continues below, 7/28-7/29 Downhome Music Festival Springfield7/28-7/30 Wicker Park Fest Chicago7/28-7/30 Blarney Island 90s Fest Antioch7/28-7/30* RidgeFest Chicago Ridge7/28-7/30* Art of Pilsner Festival Geneva7/28-7/30* GhanaFest Chicago7/28-7/30 Farm Heritage Days Greenville7/28-7/30 Streamwood Summer Celebration Streamwood7/29* Cultural Fest Bloomington7/29* Willow Springs Blues Fest Willow Springs7/29* Uncorked Festival Sumner7/29* Pride Community Picnic Evanston7/29-7/30 Bantu Fest Chicago7/29-7/30 Long Grove Vintage Days Long Grove7/29-7/30 Chinatown Summer Fair Chicago7/29-7/30* Fiesta en el Rio Peoria7/29-7/30* Japanese Summer Festival Rockford7/29-7/30* Homers Taste of Greece Homer Glen7/30* German American Central Society Bratfest Peoria7/30* Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival Aurora7/30 Belize Day in the Park Chicago, 8/2-8/5 Ag Days Mt. If you want festival listings for specific areas of Illinois, I currently have a listing for the greater Chicago area. Chicago6/23-6/25* Annunciation Church Gold Coast Greek Fest Chicago6/23-6/25* St. Nectarios Greek Fest Palatine6/23-6/25* Back Lot Bash Chicago6/23-6/25* Logan Square Arts Festival Chicago 6/23-6/25* Taste of Joliet Joliet 6/23-6/25 Strawberry Fest Long GroveWeekend continues below, 6/24 Summerfest Villa Park6/24* Bikes and BBQ Festival Alton6/24* Taste of Grayslake Family Picnic and Fireworks Grayslake6/24* Heritage Canyon Bluegrass Festival Fulton 6/24* Dog Days Wheaton6/24* Navy Pier Pride Chicago6/24* Craft Beer Festival Lisle6/24 Rock N Run The Runway Wheeling6/24 Corkless in Galena Galena 6/24* Maroa Freedom Festival Maroa 6/24* Shish-Ka-Bob Festival Peoria6/24* Sacred Heart Feast Day Celebration Lombard6/24* Hinckley Fireworks Fest Hinckley6/24-6/25 Chicago Michelada Fest Chicago6/24-6/25* Belvidere Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere6/24-6/25* Galesburg Railroad Days Galesburg6/24-6/25* St. George Greek Fest DeKalb6/24-6/25 Chicago Food Truck Summer Festival Chicago6/24-6/25* Pride in the Park Chicago Chicago6/24-6/25 Naperville Fine Art and Artisan Fair Naperville6/24-6/25* Arts in the Park Danville6/25* Hickory Hills Street Fair Hickory Hills 6/25* Chicago Brew Fest Chicago6/25* Skokie Pride Skokie, 6/29-7/2* Lakeside Festival Crystal Lake6/29-7/2* Cicero Festival Cicero6/29-7/3* Mount Prospect Lions Club 4th of July Festival Mount Prospect6/29-7/3* Frontier Days Festival Arlington Heights6/29-7/3* Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest Palatine6/30-7/1 Bond County FourthFest Celebration Greenville6/30-7/2 Walnut Days Walnut6/30-7/4 Dixon Petunia Festival Dixon, 7/1* Elizabeth Freedom Fest Elizabeth7/1* Rock the Dock Springfield7/1* Lemont Food Truck Festival Lemont7/1* Amboy Community Celebration Amboy7/1* Chosen Few Picnic and Festival Chicago7/1* Celebrate Fox Lake Fox Lake7/1* Freedom Days Sandwich7/1* Hooppole Fun Day Hooppole7/1-7/2* Northwest Fourth-Fest Hoffman Estates7/1-7/2* Springfield Jaycees Capital City Celebration Springfield7/1-7/2* Bond County FourthFest Greenville7/1-7/2* Coal Valley Days Coal Valley7/1-7/4 International Festival of Life Chicago7/1-7/4 AudioFeed Music Festival Urbana7/1-7/4 Mundelein Community Days Mundelein7/1-7/4* Morton Grove Days Morton Grove7/1-7/4* Bartlett 4th of July Festival Barlett7/1-7/4* Kirkland 4th of July Kirkland7/1-7/4* Beecher Fourth of July Celebration Beecher7/2 Arthurs Independence Day Freedom Celebration Arthur7/2* Independence Day Celebration Wilmette7/2* Taste of Oak Brook Oak Brook7/2* Party in the Park Glencoe7/2* Round Lake Beach BeachFest Round Lake Beach7/2* Bridgeview Park District 3rd of July Celebration Bridgeview7/2* Red, White and Boom Rock Island7/2-7/4* Streators 4th of July Celebration I Streator, 7/3 Hanover Days Hanover7/3 Aurora 4th of July Celebration Aurora7/3-7/4* The Illinois Black Woodstock Festival East St. Louis7/3-7/4 Deerfield Family Days Deerfield 7/3-7/4 Homer Freedom and Music Festival Homer7/3-7/4* Red, White and Boom Lincolnshire7/4* Red, White and Boom Peoria7/4* Winnetkas Fourth of July Celebration Winnetka7/4* Antioch Fourth of July Party at the Park Antioch7/4* Bensenville LibertyFest Bensenville7/4* Shabbona Hometown Festival Shabbona7/4* Lake Zurichs Independence/Family Day Lake Zurich7/4* Naval Stations 4th of July Celebration North Chicago 7/4* Goreville Freedom Fest Goreville 7/4* DeKalb 4th of July Celebration DeKalb 7/4* New Lenox Independence Day Celebration New Lenox7/4* South Holland Independence Day Celebration South Holland 7/4* Miller Light Independence Day Celebration Chicago 7/4* Sleepy Hollow Fourth of July Festival Sleepy Hollow7/4* Elk Grove Fourth of July Celebration Elk Grove VillageWeekend continues below, 7/4* Lake Forest Festival and Fireworks Lake Forest7/4* 4th of July in Thorton Thorton7/4* Galva Freedom Fest Galva7/4* Godfrey Family Fun Fest Godfrey7/4 Westmont Independence Day Celebration Westmont7/4* City of Troy Independence Day Celebration Troy7/4* Itasca 4th of July Celebration Itasca7/4* Stockton 4th of July Celebration Stockton7/4-7/9* Streators 4th of July Celebration II Streator7/4-7/9* Marseilles Fun Days Marseilles7/6* Downtown Evanston Thursday Night Market II Evanston7/6-7/8* St. Sophia Greek Fest Elgin 7/6-7/8* Wyanet Summer Festival Wyanet 7/6-7/9* Pioneer Park Railroad Days West Chicago 7/6-7/9 Lake in the Hills Rotary Rockin Ribfest Lake in the Hills7/6-7/9* Itasca Fest Itasca 7/7-7/8 Tutty Baker Fest Freeport7/7-7/8* Abe Fest Springfield 7/7-7/8* Maryville Firefighters Homecoming Maryville7/7-7/8 Balloons Over Vermilion Danville7/7-7/8* Pike County Pig Days Pittsfield7/7-7/8* Kewanee Prairie Chicken Arts Festival KewaneeWeekend continues below, 7/7-7/8* Pingree Grove Stars and Stripes Celebration Pingree Grove7/7-7/9 Hoyleton Hofbraufest Hoyleton7/7-7/9* Bite-sized Taste of Chicago Chicago7/7-7/9* Windmill City Festival Batavia 7/7-7/9* Square Roots Festival Chicago 7/7-7/9 West Fest Chicago Chicago7/7-7/9* Irish American Heritage Festival Chicago 7/7-7/9* Dog Days of Summer Libertyville7/7-7/9 ByronFest Byron7/8* Naperville Ale Fest: Summer Edition Naperville7/8* Pheasant Hollow Winery Blues and BBQ Festival Whittington7/8-7/9 Peruvian Festival Chicago Chicago7/8-7/9 Southport Art Festival Chicago7/8-7/9 Frankfort Bluegrass Festival on the Green Frankfort7/8-7/9* West Loop Summer Fest Chicago7/8-7/9* St. Spyridon Greek Festival Palos Heights 7/8-7/9* Hungarian Gulyas Festival Norridge7/9* German American Central Society Volksfest Peoria7/9* Heritage Fair McHenry7/9* Festival Brazil 200 Chicago7/9* St. Andrews Edgewater Greek Fest Chicago, 7/12* Bastille Day Chicago Chicago7/12-7/16* Glendale Heights Fest Glendale Heights7/13-7/16 Braidwood Lions Club Summerfest Braidwood7/13-7/16 Windy City Smokeout Chicago7/13-7/16 McHenry Fiesta Days I McHenry7/13-7/16 Friendship Festival Palos Hills7/13-7/16* Sacred Heart Germanfest Lombard 7/13-7/16* Taste of Summer Antioch7/13-7/16 Blarney Island Blarney Gras Antioch7/14* Horner Brew Fest Chicago7/14-7/15* Horner Fest Chicago 7/14-7/15* Ladd Daze Ladd 7/14-7/15* Arlington Heights Historical Museums Irish Fest Arlington Heights7/14-7/15 Yorkvilles River Fest Yorkville7/14-7/15 Effingham Artisan Fair Effingham7/14-7/15 Naper Nights II Naperville7/14-7/15* Wilmette Summer Sizzle Street Festival Wilmette7/14-7/16 Forge Fest Lemont7/14-7/16* Tacos Y Tamales Festival Chicago 7/14-7/16* Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago Weekend continues below, 7/14-7/16* The Big Greek Food Fest of Niles Niles7/14-7/16 Millennium Art Festival Chicago7/14-7/16 Roscoe Village Burger Fest Chicago7/14-7/16* Eid Fest Wheaton7/14-7/16* Plainfield Fest Plainfield7/15* Woodhull Fun Fest Woodhull7/15* Jazz Up Glen Ellyn Glen Ellyn7/15* Metaphysically Fit Festival Yorkville7/15* Lincolns Festival on Route 66 Bloomington 7/15* Galena Brew Fest Galena7/15* Great Illinois River Raft Race Hardin7/15* Chicago Ale Fest Chicago7/15* Barrington PorchFest Barrington7/15 Waterman Lions Summerfest Waterman7/15-7/16 Bucktown Garden Walk and Block Party Chicago7/15-7/16* Volleywood Chicago7/15-7/16* Silver Room Block Party Chicago7/16 Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Art and Wine Festival Mackinaw7/16* Festa Italiana in Mokena Mokena, 7/17-7/23 McHenry Fiesta Days II McHenry7/18-7/22* Mattoon Bagelfest Mattoon7/19-7/23* Elk Grove Rotaryfest Elk Grove Village7/20-7/22 Warrensburg Corn Festival Warrensburg7/20-7/23 Tampico Fest Tampico7/20-7/23 Taco Fest and Highwood Days Highwood7/21 Sad Summer Festival: Chicago Chicago7/21-7/22 Chatham Sweet Corn Festival Chatham7/21-7/22 Electric Island EDM Festival Antioch7/21-7/22* EffingHAM-JAM BBQ Cookoff Effingham7/21-7/23* Elizabeth Community Fair Elizabeth7/21-7/23* El Gran Festival Colombiano Chicago7/21-7/23* AlpineFest Lake Zurich7/21-7/23 Taste of Lincoln Avenue Chicago7/22 Medici Midsummer Street Festival Normal7/22* Bike Jam Festival Pontiac7/22-7/23* Pizza City Fest Chicago7/22-7/23 Rockford Chow Down Rockford7/22-7/23* Peotone Hot Air Balloon Festival Peotone7/22-7/23* 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