Deerfield’s Deep-Fried Testicle Festival Draws Big Crowds Every March

Unique food festivals have been a staple of Michigan for some time now, but a deep-fried testicle festival is not the kind of thing I had in mind to experience this year.

However, that’s exactly what kind of festival Deerfield, Michigan hosts every single year for the last 20 years. Believe it or not there is an actual testicle festival, which is held every single year, and the attendance for this festival doubles the entire population of the town that holds it.

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Awesomemitten.com put together a list of interesting festivals that are held throughout the state, and one of these that they featured as the Michigan testicle Festival, which they explain is more popular than you would think.

One of the most unique festivals in Michigan, the Deerfield American Legion Post 392 Testicle Festival has been a much-anticipated annual event for over 20 years! Featuring deep-fried Rocky Mountain oysters (cattle testicles), chicken gizzards, baked beans, coleslaw, and rolls, you’ll want to bring your appetite to the American Legion hall in Deerfield Michigan for this annual fundraising event. Over 2000 people attend this Michigan testicle festival each March, more than doubling this small Lenawee County town’s population.

How it got started and whose idea it was, I have no idea. I just can’t imagine the sales pitch he made to potential sponsors for the event. Maybe they are just that desperate to bring people in or to find something to do in the area.

Either way, this is exactly the kind of festival you would expect to be somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the Upper Peninsula, however, it’s located in southeast Michigan.