Everything Has a Festival

Saturday Entertainment Options

On a very recent Saturday, it just seemed like our entertainment options were over flowing. First, it was the President’s birthday. Even though his party needed more attendees, the drive was too far. On the other hand, we could have gone to the “No Kings” protests. But, I am not much of a protester. Furthermore, the Pride Parade was happening. While I like to show support for my LBGTQ friends, it was muggy with rain likely. I’m just not that supportive. So, we decided to opt for the festival option. I have come to realize that everything has a festival. If you have any doubts, I give you the Tiro Tavern’s Testicle Festival.

The Tiro Tavern Testicle Festival

Tiro, Ohio, is a very small town in north central Ohio, population about 300. There is not much going on in Tiro. Other than the houses, I only saw a church, a volunteer fire department, a post office, an auto repair shop, and one tavern. Tiro is only known for one thing…the long running, annual Tiro Tavern Testicle Festival.

Once a year in the late spring, the good folks at the Tiro Tavern move their operations to their back yard. They throw up some tents, get a band, sell lots of beer and merch, and deep fry thousands of testicles…

To be honest, the deep fried testicles did not have all that much flavor…nor were they offensive…nor did they taste like chicken. I used a lot of hot sauce to give them life. An assortment of sauces would have been an excellent festival addition. However, the whole festival was an extremely good value. There is no cover charge. Furthermore, the side dishes and beer were all $3 each, and the nuts were all you could eat for FREE. All I could eat was 17…Carol ate just one.

DO NOT be a Male Diary Cow!

For full disclosure, the testicles formerly belonged to young calves destined to be veal. There is just nothing good about being born a male dairy cow. Yeah, you have no diary to offer. Basically, your life is very short and you get castrated along the way. Yeah…not a P.E.T.A. approved event or blog post.

Wrap It Up

Anyway, on that sad note, let’s wrap it up. Everything has a festival. And, testicles are no exception. The Tiro Tavern Testicle crowd was a fun and welcoming group. Stay away from any left leaning, political views and you will be fine. As for the testicles, Carol gave them the ultimate compliment…”they were better than the raccoon that you made me eat on that other blog mission.” There you go. Have a wonderful day. PT

I hope you have enjoyed “Everything Has a Festival” on Traveling with PugsleyTonks.

Revisit Carol’s Raccoon Dinner https://travelingwithpt.com/fine-dining-in-danville/

Here is a great website for learning about all festival options… https://ohiofestivals.net/