# what is the best small town festival ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467 "2003-08-07T00:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dave316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dave316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dave316)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/1 "2003-08-07T00:09:25Z")
what is the best festival in a small town by small town i mean a town with a population under 15,000? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/2 "2003-08-07T01:55:22Z")
These are some of the best: The St. George Grits festival: > **[World Grits Festival](http://worldgritsfestival.com/index.html)** > > 110 South Parler Avenue, St. George, South Carolina Due to continued Covid-19 limitations, the World Grits Festival for 2021 has  been Cancelled. The World Grits Festival will NOT be offering a... The Salley Chitlin Strut: > **[SALLEY, SC 2021 CHITLIN' STRUT HAS BEEN CANCELED!!](https://chitlinstrut.com/)** > > SALLEY, SC > > 2021 CHITLIN' STRUT HAS BEEN CANCELED!! The Irmo Okra Strut: [http://www.irmookrastrut.com/](http://www.irmookrastrut.com/) All are excellent, although the Chitlin Strut has had some financial problems, and unfortunately is in jeopardy.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/3 "2003-08-07T01:59:18Z")
Why the Manchester Chicken Broil, of course. (Manchester, MI) ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/4 "2003-08-07T02:06:15Z")
That would be [the Gilroy Garlic Festival](http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/5 "2003-08-07T02:07:29Z")
(crud…it was that small 5 years ago, now I’m not so sure…) ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/6 "2003-08-07T02:07:53Z")
Pumpkin Fest - Sycamore, IL ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/7 "2003-08-07T02:09:08Z")
Turkey Testicle Festival - Byron, IL [http://www.turkey-testicle-festival.com/](http://www.turkey-testicle-festival.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/8 "2003-08-07T02:14:14Z")
Fantasy Festival - Key West, FL (WARNING: Female body art) [http://www.650motorcycles.com/keywest.html](http://www.650motorcycles.com/keywest.html) ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/9 "2003-08-07T03:21:18Z")
Pumpkin Chunkin - Lewes DE ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/10 "2003-08-07T03:56:21Z")
The Heeney Tick Festival [http://www.coloradodreams.com/tfhome.htm](http://www.coloradodreams.com/tfhome.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/11 "2003-08-07T04:31:15Z")
Autumn Leaf Festival - Clarion, Pennsylvania [http://www.autumnleafclarionpa.com/](http://www.autumnleafclarionpa.com/) ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/12 "2003-08-07T05:35:45Z")
[MONAHANS, TX:](http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hfm5.html): Butterfield-Overland Stagecoach & Wagon Festival Kicks off with a parade and includes bull rides, vendors, static display of wagons, trail ride, barbeque, street dance and live band, kids games, _turtle races_, washer tossin’ & horseshoe pitching contests, side walk chalk drawing contest and talent contest. With turtle races how can it _not_ be the best? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/13 "2003-08-07T13:34:43Z")
Eighty-Niner’s Day in Guthrie, OK, celebrating what may be the biggest Indian land theft in US history! Hey, I should know, I grew up there … ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/14 "2003-08-07T14:10:15Z")
[Mule Day](http://www.muleday.com/) – Columbia TN ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/15 "2003-08-08T00:36:04Z")
There’s several small towns in Wisconsin that have Corn Fests around the end of August. Something like $2.00 admission and all the corn on the cob you can eat. I love the Corn Fests. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/16 "2003-08-08T01:36:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > \*\* > I love the Corn Fests. \*\* Big corn fest in DeKalb, IL in August too. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/17 "2003-08-08T03:43:34Z")
[Burgoo festival](http://www.lasallecountymuseum.org/burgoo/default.htm) – Utica, IL ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/18 "2003-08-08T03:58:16Z")
Tater Day! Benton, KY, beginning of April. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/19 "2003-08-08T04:02:46Z")
[Byron Bay Blues Festival](http://www.bluesfest.com.au/) population 9,000. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467/20 "2003-08-08T04:08:19Z")
The Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City, KS. [http://baldwin-city.com/mapleleaf/](http://baldwin-city.com/mapleleaf/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-small-town-festival/193467.md?page=2)