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SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Do you enjoy dining on animal testicles but feel nobody else appreciates your unorthodox culinary choices?

We have the good news!

The first ever Texas Testicle Festival is taking place in Fredericksburg this Saturday.

You may think we’re nuts…but this is an actual thing.

The festival promises a little something for everybody who goes for fried gonads.

They’ll be serving up testicles from calves, lambs, turkeys and other animals.

If by chance you’re just not into feasting on the family jewels of farm animals, there will be more common food offerings plus a lot of fun activities.

Live music, games, a bar and for the kids…a petting zoo…featuring some real nervous small animals.

The Texas Testicle Festival is Saturday from noon until 8 P.M. at Bankersmith Hall in Fredericksburg.

You can get tickets online by following this link.

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Uncross your legs and head over to the town of Fredericksburg on January 18 from noon to 8 pm to have a ball at the first annual Best of Texas Testicle Festival! Hosted by the Best of Texas, the Texas Testicle Festival is sure to be a nutty time. According to the Facebook page, attendees will be tasting and eating a wide variety of animal testicles including bull testicles as well as organs from calves, lambs, roosters, and turkeys. Along with all the rocky mountain oysters you can handle, the festival will also include a full bar, lawn games, live music, and a small petting zoo for the kids.

While this is the first testy fest for the Best of Texas group, it isn’t the first in the United States, or for Texas for that matter. Castell General Store has been running its own Testicle Fest for over 8 years. The city of Clinton, Montana has been serving up the cowboy fare since 2005 at their annual Rocky Mountain Oyster Festival. In some parts of the country you don’t need a festival to try a bite of a fried testicle. One place to always grab one is at Coors Field during a Colorado Rockies baseball game.

Eating animal testicles has been in practice for ages. Back in the Roman times, it was believed “eating a healthy animal’s organ might correct some ailment in the corresponding human organ”. Today, farmers remove testicles from their animals so they can grow meatier and behave less masculine. Once the testicles are removed from the animal, young farmers would clean and fry it up for a good meal.

Battered, fried and grilled testicles from turkey, lamb and veal will be included at the festival. (Photo: Screenshot/Best of Texas)
The Best of Texas wants to feed you testicles.
The organization posted a photo of a turkey on Facebook asking Texans not to let his testes be wasted in vain at the first-ever Texas Testicle Festival at Bankersmith Hall in Fredericksburg.

Battered, fried and grilled testicles from turkey, lamb and veal will be included at the festival.
The event will also feature lawn games, a full bar, live music, and a small petting zoo for kids.
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For those looking for something other than testicles to eat, barbecue, pulled pork sandwiches and oysters will be available.
The testicle festival kicks off at noon on Saturday, Jan. 18. Tickets can be purchased at bankersmithtexas.com or at the festival gate.
Ashlee Burns covers trending and breaking news in South Texas. See our subscription options and special offers at Caller.com/subscribe