Explore festivals: one funnel cake at a time. Nice location with a large courtyard. The fact that this festival is split into two weekends makes it quite ideal for most people. Vernon5/27* Yorkville Bluegrass Music Festival Yorkville 5/27* Thomson Depot Days Thomson5/27* Cantigny Food Truck Festival Wheaton 5/27-5/28 Barrington Art Festival Barrington5/27-5/28 Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival Chicago5/27-5/28* St. Charles Fine Art Show St. Charles5/27-5/28 Sueos Music Festival Chicago5/27-5/28 Prairie Arts Festival Schaumburg5/27-5/28* Mayfestiversary Chicago5/27-5/28 Mackinaw Valley Winery Music, Wine and Craft Beer Festival Mackinaw5/27-5/28* Abundant Life Community Church Family Fest Alton5/28* Collinsville Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks Celebration Collinsville, 5/31-6/4* Washington Good Neighbor Days Festival Washington, 6/1* Downtown Evanston Thursday Night Market I Evanston6/1-6/3* Galatia Lions Old Settlers Days Galatia6/1-6/4 Farmer City Heritage Days Farmer City6/1-6/4 Rose Festival Roselle6/1-6/4* Maifest Chicago at DANK Haus Chicago6/1-6/4 Cream of Wheaton Wheaton6/2 New Orleans North Joliet6/2-6/3 Rhubarb Festival Aledo6/2-6/3* The International Horseradish Festival Collinsville6/2-6/3 Strawberry Jam Festival Arthur6/2-6/3 Legacy of Giving Music (LoG) Festival Springfield 6/2-6/3* Germanfest Quincy6/2-6/3 Blues, Brews and BBQ Golconda6/2-6/3* Pheasant Hollow Winery Cajun Festival Whittington6/2-6/3* Homewood Artisan Street Fair Homewood6/2-6/4 La Grange Carnival La Grange6/2-6/4 Cogs and Corsets:ASteampunkHappening Bloomington6/2-6/4* Lincoln Park Greek Fest Chicago 6/2-6/4 Harvard Milk Days Harvard6/2-6/4* Ottawa Uncorked (formerly 2 Rivers Wine Fest) OttawaWeekend continues below, 6/2-6/4 Milledgeville Village Jamboree Milledgeville6/2-6/4* Spring Awakening Chicago 6/2-6/4* Taylorville Blackhorse Veterans Pow Wow Taylorville6/2-6/4* Leaf River Summer Daze Festival Leaf River6/2-6/4* Do Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale Chicago6/2-6/4* Carlyle Street Fair Carlyle6/3 PorchFest Lakeview Chicago6/3 FForest Fest Morris6/3* Tri-City Craft Brew Festival St. Charles 6/3* Elmwood Strawberry Festival Elmwood6/3 Food Truck Fight Galena6/3* Catlin Strawberry Festival Catlin6/3* Bonifest Edwardsville6/3* Woodstock Food Truck Festival on the Square Woodstock6/3 Moweaqua Pow Wow Spring Festival Moweaqua6/3* Dairy Day Greenville6/3* Brothers Field Fairytale Festival Long Grove6/3 Highwood Pride Festival HighwoodWeekend continues below, 6/3* Chicago Gospel Music Festival Chicago6/3* Mahomet Soda Fest Mahomet6/3* Montgomery Street Eats Festival Montgomery6/3-6/4 Deerfield Art Festival Deerfield6/3-6/4* Annawan Fun Days Annawan6/3-6/4 Macoupin County Historical Society Spring Festival Carlinville6/3-6/4* Lincoln Days Civil War Reenactment Pittsfield6/3-6/4 57th Street Art Fair Chicago6/3-6/4* Champagne British Car Festival Bloomington6/3-6/4* Garden Fair Weekend Rockford6/3-6/4 Windy City Hot Dog Fest Chicago6/3-6/4 Hinsdale Fine Arts Festival Hinsdale6/3-6/4* Sodbuster Days Good Hope6/3-6/4 Fort de Chartres June Rendezvous Prairie du Rocher6/3-6/4 Art on Main Fine Arts Festival Canton6/4* Strawberry Jazz Festival Kankakee6/4* Peoria Wingfest Peoria6/4* Festa della Repubblica Chicago6/4* Celebration Family Fun Festival Ottawa, 6/7-6/10* Genoa Days Genoa6/8-6/11* Old Canal Days Lockport6/8-6/11* Franklin Park Fest Franklin Park6/8-6/11 Fiestas Patronales Puertorriqueas/Puerto Rican Festival Chicago6/8-6/11* Chicago Blues Festival Chicago6/9* Downtown Block Party Rolling Meadows6/9-6/10* Horizon Hobby RC Fest Monticello6/9-6/11* Malta Days Malta 6/9-6/11 Tremont Turkey Festival Tremont6/9-6/11 Superman Celebration Metropolis6/9-6/11 Andersonville Midsommarfest Chicago6/9-6/11 Buffalo Days LaMoille6/10 Kewanee Pride Fest Kewanee6/10 Schweizerfest Highland6/10 Annabelle Street Festival Anna6/10* Taste of Chicago Taste Pop Up I Chicago 6/10* Neponset Picnic Day NeponsetWeekend continues below, 6/10 Mound Celebration Scales Mound6/10 Ottawa Family Pride Festival Ottawa6/10 Finders Summer Market Decatur6/10* Taste of Lena Lena6/10* Hearse Show and Oddities Fest Lombard6/10 Mundeleins Craft Beer Festival Mundelein 6/10* Route 66 Festival Edwardsville6/10* VVAC Food Truck and Art Festival Tinley Park6/10* Chicago Vegandale Food and Drink Fest Chicago6/10 Mt. Vernon8/12* Noche Caribea Chicago8/12* Illinois City Firemans Festival Illinois City8/12 Illinois Oz Festival Mapleton8/12* Naperville Food Truck Summer Festival Naperville8/12* Farm and Barn Fest Mokena8/12 Cruise Night Freeport 8/12 Prairie Fest Campton Hills8/12* Beach Park Fest Beach Park 8/12 The Back Road Music Festival Galva 8/12-8/13 Northalsted Market Days Chicago8/12-8/13 Lincolnshire Art Festival Lincolnshire8/12-8/13* Willow Folk Festival Stockton8/12-8/13* Market House Square Art Festival Galena8/12-8/13* Thirsty Ears Festival Chicago8/12-8/13 Printers Row Art Fest Chicago8/12-8/13* My House Music Festival Chicago8/13 Porchfest Roscoe Village Chicago8/13 St. Stanislaus Polish Fest Rockford 8/13* India Fest Peoria8/13* Taste of the Towns Lake Zurich8/13 Heimatfest Picnic Lake Villa8/13 India Day Parade and Celebration Naperville8/13* French Connection Day Wheaton8/13* Wheeling International Festival Wheeling, 8/16 Highwood Garlic Fest Highwood8/17 Clark After Dark Chicago 8/17-8/19* Windsor Harvest Picnic Windsor8/17-8/20* Mt. 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Festival Evanston5/20 Medici Country BBQ and Music Normal5/20 Springfield Area Highland Games and Celtic Festival New Berlin5/20* Mulholland Music Fest Nauvoo 5/20 Pretzel City Wine Fest Freeport5/20* Blooming Fest West Chicago5/20 Springfield Pride Fest Springfield5/20 Vernon Hills Craft Beer Festival Vernon Hills5/20 Streator Food Truck Festival Streator5/20-5/21 Skokie Festival of Cultures Skokie5/20-5/21 Old Capitol Art Fair Springfield5/20-5/21* Railroad Days Rochelle5/20-5/21 Renegade Craft Spring Fair Chicago5/20-5/21 Northbrook Art in the Park Northbrook5/21 Blessing of the Bikes and Bless Fest Alto Pass5/21* Rhubarb Festival Kankakee, 5/22-5/27* Shawneetown Coal Days Shawneetown5/22-5/29* HerrinFesta Italiana Herrin 5/25 Margaritas En Mayo Yorkville5/25-5/27 Jeep Blitz Bushnell5/25-5/27 Neoga Days Neoga5/25-5/28* Colona Memorial Festival Colona5/26-5/28 Summer Camp Music Festival Chillicothe 5/26-5/28 Mole de Mayo Festival Chicago 5/26-5/28* Mayfest Mount Carroll5/26-5/28* Benld Italian-American Days Benld5/27 Pride Kick Off Mt. These Are the 8 Most Unique Festivals in Illinois - OnlyInYourState Thank you! Lotsa beer and turkey testicles served. HUNTLEY, IL Tickets are now available for this year's turkey testicle festival at Parkside Pub in Huntley. Rocky Mountain Oysters are back in Virginia City on March 13. Summerfest: Milwaukee, Wisconsin The festival, which takes place in late June and early July, is one of the world's largest festivals for music lovers. This means that the date is unconfirmed. Extensive outdoor patio and bar. Frequented by manygreat reuben sandwiches, friendly service and a full size bar, plus booths. For 30 years, locals and visitors have been celebrating St. Patrick's Day with an odd jubilee in historic . 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!) Parkside Pub. We're even bringing our own chili! Burgers, sandwiches, fries and other yummy appetizers. If you want festival listings for specific areas of Illinois, I currently have a listing for the greater Chicago area. One Turkey Testicle Festival is no longer enough for Illinois Loved by many! 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 . 23rd Annual Testicle Festival | Facebook About The Ball Room Get a Quote. Known for it's annual Turkey Testicle Festival held each year the day before Thanksgiving, it Holy Crap Batman!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the center of the friendly little town of Huntley, Illinois, lies a hidden gem. Illinois Festivals 2023, 2024 | Fairs, Craft Shows, Music Festivals in They have an extensive menu and daily specials. Sterling8/26-8/27 Bucktown Arts Fest Chicago 8/26-8/27 Port Clinton Art Festival Highland Park 8/26-8/27 Festival of the Arts Glen Ellyn8/26-8/27* Ukrainian Village Fest Chicago8/26-8/27* Egyptian Festival Monee8/26-8/27* Pilsen Fest Chicago8/26-8/27* Romanian Food and Folk Festival Chicago8/26-8/27 Sweet Corn Circus (formerly Sweet Corn Blues Festival) Normal 8/27 Walk in the Park Summer Art Fair Arlington Heights8/27 Taste of Armenia Street Fair Evanston, 8/31* Downtown Evanston Thursday Night Market IV Evanston8/31-9/2* Pittsfield Fall Festival Pittsfield8/31-9/3* Chicago Jazz Festival Chicago8/31-9/3 Yorkville Hometown Days Festival Yorkville8/31-9/4 The National Sweetcorn Festival Hoopeston8/31-9/4* Colchester Labor Day Celebration Colchester8/31-9/4 Buffalo Grove Days Buffalo Grove8/31-9/4 Central States Threshermens Reunion Pontiac, 9/1-9/2* Peoria Blues and Heritage Music Festival Peoria 9/1-9/3* Shoe Fest Music and Camping Manteno 9/1-9/3* Summer Sunset Festival Lake in the Hills 9/1-9/3* Orion Fall Festival Orion9/1-9/3* The Great American Lobster Fest Chicago9/1-9/3* Manito Popcorn Festival Manito 9/1-9/3* Nauvoo Grape Festival Nauvoo9/1-9/3 North Coast Music Festival Chicago 9/1-9/3 Nashwood Highwood 9/1-9/3 ARC Music Festival Chicago9/1-9/4* Feast of Maria SS. Testicle festival - atozwiki.com For $60, guests can purchase a VIP ticket that comes with added perks. EN RU CN DE ES. Celebrate one of Americas best holidays in a new and exciting way this year when you check out this festival. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Perfect for a bite after the farmers market! Anyone on or off Facebook. Morris6/10-6/11* St. Nicholas GreekFest Oak Lawn 6/10-6/11 Wells Street Art Festival Chicago 6/10-6/11 Global Arts Festival Bartlett6/10-6/11 Gebhard Woods Dulcimer and Traditional Music Festival Morris6/10-6/11 Old Town Art Fair Chicago6/10-6/11* Okawville Heritage Days Okawville6/10-6/11 Riverside Arts Weekend Riverside6/11 Aurora Pride Festival and Parade Aurora6/11* Greater Chicago Jewish Festival Chicago6/11* Woodstock PrideFest Woodstock6/11* All-Wheels Drive-In Car Show Alton, 6/14-6/17 Tailgate n Tallboys I Bloomington6/14-6/18* Chillicothe Days (formerly Claud-Elen Days) Chillicothe6/14-6/18* Polo Town and Country Days Polo6/15-6/18 Libertyville Days Festival Libertyville6/15-6/18 PrairieFest Oswego 6/15-6/18* Summer Fun Fest Oglesby6/15-6/18* Old Settler Days Rockton6/15-6/18 Blarney Island Key West Fest Antioch6/16 Gathering on the Green Western Springs6/16-6/17 Winnetka Music Festival Winnetka6/16-6/17* Blues on the Fox Aurora6/16-6/17 Minooka Summerfest Minooka6/16-6/17* Midsommar Fest Rockford6/16-6/17* Funfest for Air-Cooled VW Effingham6/16-6/17 Naper Nights I Naperville6/16-6/17* Grande Levee Vandalia6/16-6/17* Clarendon Hills Daisy Days Clarendon Hills 6/16-6/17 The Scottish Festival and Highland Games Itasca 6/16-6/18* Summer Smash ChicagoWeekend continues below, 6/16-6/18* Oakley Ave. Festa Pasta Vino: Italian Block Party Chicago 6/16-6/18* Gold Coast Chicago Greek Fest Chicago 6/16-6/18* Elmhurst Greek Festival Elmhurst 6/16-6/18 Taste of Randolph Street Chicago6/16-6/18 Geneseo Music Festival Geneseo6/16-6/18* Gran Festival Centroamericano Chicago 6/16-6/18 Great Galena Balloon Race Galena6/16-6/19* Exchange Club of Napervilles Ribfest Wheaton 6/17* Clayville Summer Fun Day Pleasant Plains 6/17 American Aid Society of German Descendants Sommer Fest Lake Villa6/17 Belvidere Late-Night Flea Market Belvidere6/17* Wabash Roots N Que Mt.