Weekday Planner: Thanksgiving Edition

Turkey Testicle Festival

Hosting a testicle festival is pretty... ballsy. Timothy O'Toole's preempts the Thanksgiving festivities with a turkey testicle festival and pumpkin pie eating contest on November 26. Taking place at 9:00 p.m., the pub awards a whole frozen turkey to the victor who can eat the most deep fried turkey testicles. This is followed by a pie contest at 11:00 p.m., which earns the winner a $25 gift certificate. Interested daredevils need only show up and register at the pub before 9:00 p.m. in order to enter. There will also be beer specials and Thanksgiving-themed dishes on hand, including deep fried stuffing, open-faced turkey sandwiches, and turkey paninis.


Black Wednesday Bourbon Flight

Feeling the stress from Thanksgiving? Nothing soothes the wary soul quite like bourbon, preferably in flight form. Chicago q takes the sting out of Black Wednesday with a special bourbon flight consisting of three Wild Turkey bourbons: Rare Breed, Russell's Reserve, and Russell's Reserve Rye, served side-by-side on a sleek silver tray for $18. The flight is available for takeoff into your mouth from 11:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. on November 26. 


Chicago q
(Bourbon flight at Chicago q)


Mario Kart Tournament at Headquarters Beercade

Nothing says "Happy Almost Thanksgiving!" like a Mario Kart tournament. Headquarters Beercade in Lakeview is celebrating Black Wednesday with video game racing at its finest. Grand prize wins a $500 HQ gift certificate, so be sure and drive like your life depends on it. Register by 8:00 p.m. on November 26 for a chance to vie for Nintendo glory.


Black Wednesday Party at American Junkie

The night before Thanksgiving, you need to drink and eat and party in order to prepare for the familial indulgence the next day. Do so at American Junkie's Black Wednesday party, where a guest DJ will set the soundtrack for a night filled with winter vegetable tater tots, meatball pizza, and chicken pot pie. Plus booze aplenty at the two-story bar. 


- Matt Kirouac

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