CANCELED: Virginia City Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry and St. Patrick's party
UPDATE: This event has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
***The Comstock will go nuts on Saturday, March 14 at its annual pre-St. Patrick’s Day warmup and festival like no other where the revelry is wild, the beer flows icy green and the food orders of the day pay homage to the parts of the male cow anatomy that usually wind up snipped.
Each year the historic Nevada mining town of Virginia City busts its onions to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a few days early with a festival that is part Old West and part Irish. Organizers say revelers will “have a ball” sampling tasty cow testicles from cooks competing for the title of Best Rocky Mountain Oyster Cook in the West.
The "testy fest" runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the downtown Virginia City core at C Street. Saturday's feast celebrates the beefy blarney stones with live music, green beer, a parade, the most outlandish St. Patrick’s Day atmosphere and of course, Rocky Mountain Oysters being served up piping hot in a variety of tasty ways.
Dress to impress in your most festive or outlandish St. Patty’s Day garb, walk in the parade, join the costume contest and get in on the Ballbreaker Saloon Crawl. Designated drivers will receive a special cup.
Or better yet, become a VIB’er — Very Important Baller — and jump to the front of the line sporting a medallion boasting your baller status and other perks. Go here for tickets and more information.
Cooks prepare these delectable concoctions in a way that will make you forget what you’re really eating. Taste them grilled, smoked, fried or even in a taco. Go balls out and try them all. You can even sign up to cook up your own tasty teste batch! Come on, we’ve got the balls, do you? Register as a cook by filling out the Cooks Application. Or join the fun with your business, be a vendor! Sign up here.
Wash down those amaze-balls with a refreshing beverage as part of the Ball Breaker Saloon Crawl. Your cup grants you one free beer and a variety of samples at Virginia City’s participating historic saloons. All crawl participants receive discounts on full specialty drink orders. Designated drivers will receive a special cup and designation.
To purchase tasting packages or your Ball Breaker Saloon Crawl cups in advance, click here.
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