The festivities kicked off on Friday afternoon under the surprisingly warm late October Arkansas sunshine on a sprawling plot of farming land a 20-minute drive from the town center. Heartbroken dad issues warning after son, 13, dies in TikTok challenge, Red flag after possible suspect in missing brothers case made eerie request, Two dead and four injured after 19-year-old 'opens fire at prom after party', $80k reward offered for shooting suspect Francisco Oropesa after five killed, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Two disgruntled guests are seen facing off with a ticket organizer on Saturday afternoon, Bentonville, Arkansas' first ever Testical Festival kicked off on Friday, The event promised beer, bands, and copious amounts of balls - but some argued they came up short, Two models rile up the crowd during a wet T-shirt contest, Bull testicles are a mid-western cuisine, otherwise known as Rocky Mountain Oysters, ArkCollegeGirl and another model wrestle in the water, The wet T-shirt contest provided guests with a racy respite from otherwise tame entertainment, A makeshift ATV ride stole the show but riders entered at their own risk, The event's master of ceremonies was a man dressed up as Zach Galifianakis's character in The Hangover Movie, The oil wrestling event was canceled ahead of the weekend due to threats from local officials, The crowd was in good spirits during a beard contest on Saturday night, T-shirts with testicle puns emblazoned afront were displayed throughout, Event manager Alex is seen serving up bull testicles to the masses, Tickets for the event set back guests $20 for a weekend pass and rose as high as $349 for those with RVs, For the event, organizers shipped in a metric ton of bull testicles, Swimsuit-wearing racers line up to win $500 during Friday's race, It was forecasted that more than 3,000 would attend the event but it never felt overly busy, 'Beer, Balls, Bands' reads a banner above the main bar area, There was only one tent serving balls, despite the dish being the event's main drawing point, The U.S. Sun's Luke Kenton took part in the testicle-eating contest, The festival felt incredibly sparse at times with little attention or interest directed toward the performers, A man named Hass won the beard contest with this fiery mane, Many of the guests appeared to enjoy themselves, but a large number were also left disappointed, Attendees of a beard contest scream in support, The event promoted a nightly bonfire but it turned out to be a pile of logs surrounded by fairy lights, The event was too large for the number of attendees that arrived, Event organizers said they were on course to sell a metric ton of balls by the weekend's end. Traveling through Bear Lake Valley to Randolph, they were told that ten miles south was a good place to settle as it had water, beaver, mountain trout, herds of elk, deer and antelope, sage hens, and an abundance of wild fruit. "They taste like balls. He'd even eat them if they were roasted rather than fried. A 16-year-old Utah boy met with the freakiest of accidents after one of his testicles retracted inside him while he was trying to pick a golf ball. Thousands of clowns have come together in Mexico City for Latin Americas 21st Convention of Clowns. An Unconventional Food Festival: You'll Have a 'Ball' (VIDEO) Being a foodie gave me keen senses--and adventurous taste buds--so it seemed absolutely fitting for me to attend last week the Young Farmers and Ranchers Annual Testicle Festival. Sheep testicles, sold as mountain oysters, are prepared . Were going to party all night until the sun comes up. Utah boy loses testicle while bending over to pick up ball - New York Post Required fields are marked *. "Every kid we've ever done a benefit for got better," boasted Hardy Downing, Kalon's father, who spent Saturday afternoon in a tent, battering and deep-frying 250 pounds of Rocky Mountain oysters. But still, she assured, there were plenty more activities to keep guests occupied, and enough alcohol to keep them sufficiently lubricated. "They called it a calf scramble.". All times AEST (GMT +10). But the returned missionary is not about to back down. By the time the event finally rolled around, the rules had been altered to account for the dwindling supply of testicles. 22TL: Day 20 | BBQ in Vernal Plus Suburban Repair, 22TL: Day 19 | Celebration Day with Ice Cream in Vernal, Utah. However, Nielsen admits tonight's meal was obtained, somewhat less spectacularly, from one Ted Turner's ranches the TV mogul being the biggest private owner of bison in the US. Testicle feed starts at 4:30 with Gabe's nuts ready for tasting. Oh yeah, I got it, replied the friend with a smug chortle. There were three main events slated to take place throughout the day: a testicle eating contest, a wet t-shirt contest, and a beard contest. But to feed one person requires the testicles of about 10 calves, so the year the Downings expecting 400 cleaned the fruits of 4,000 castrations was the last. The summer festival in Clinton known for all things . Kalon Downing was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Phoenix, his mind wandering back home to the high country of Utah's northeast corner. Once released, they will maintain the position at the base of . PREPARE yourself. We werent sure that we wanted to partake in the festivals main dish, but we looked at each other and said Why Not? We overheard a young boy say to his parents, I cant believe we are doing this! We just had to chuckle, because we couldnt believe we were doing it either. Thousands come to the wild event from all over to indulge in a local delicacy: Rocky Mountain Oysters. Jabs were exchanged over the course of a few minutes before the ticket officer angrily snapped at security to escort these people off the f**king property.. Undescended testes are those that are unable to be manipulated to the base of the scrotum or can be manipulated into the base of the scrotum under tension but will retract back quickly once released. pic.twitter.com/mQNTW0xEQD. Julie Head traveled from McLouth, Kansas, and initially didnt plan on trying the pork testicles which she worried would taste rubbery but still ended up with a serving on her plate. But the organizers behind the event suffered a number of performance issues during the first two days and at times the atmosphere felt flat and stiff; at others, it was downright testy. Another participant added that he thought they tasted like chicken gizzard, and I overheard another woman tell her boyfriend, "They taste like chicken nuggetsthe cheap frozen ones, like what we get from Walmart.". The ranchers from around Rich County have fun sharing this slice of their life with city-slickers.