Mule Day festivities begin Thursday at 10AM.
See Schedule of Events for Full Schedule.
Wagon Train 2012
Our Wagon Train will once again start our Mule Day week. We look to this part of our event, as being our promotional tool. It gets a lot of attention as it travels through-out Middle Tennessee in the spring-time on the way into Columbia, traveling the rural country roads. The Wagon Train will once again [...]
Log Loading Competition Thursday 12:00 Noon
Come watch the precision of man and mule working together. Spectators get a chance to see how logs were loaded before machines were invented. Watch as mules and horses work together under man’s guidance as they show the true meaning of teamwork. You will be amazed at the precise methods and commands used to accomplish [...]
NEW FOR 2012 – Log Pulling Competition Thursday 4:00 PM
OLD FASHION LOG PULLING COMPETITION Anita King, our Mule Pulling Director, brought up in one of our Mule Day meetings about wanting to have as part of our entertainment, for 2012 an Old Fashioned Log Pulling demonstration. This idea brought back memories for me, for as a small boy I remember my older brother Joe [...]
Mini Mania Show Thursday 1:00 PM
TOO CUTE!!! Have you ever seen a 36″ tall mule pull a wagon? If you have not seen these “Miniatures” perform, this is something you must see! These animals are the “Pets” of the Equine Industry. They are well trained to pull carts, wagons (small wagons, that is), jumping over poles, pole bending, and other [...]
Driving Show Friday 12:00 Noon
This show demonstrates how well mules work to wagons and how well they are trained to both “lines” and voice command. It takes a lot of time, practice, with driving skills to make everything come together. As you watch this show you will soon learn how the driver gets the mules attention and also how [...]
Festivities Begin
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Park Admission
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday $8; under 12 Free; Sunday no charge. Weekend passes available for only $15. All campers are required to have weekend passes whenever they arrive. Please get them when you make arrangements for camping. Price includes state amusement tax and are good for all in park activities, excluding rides.
Arts & Crafts and Flea Market
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The Arts and Craft activities will take place at Maury County Park starting on Thursday at 10:00 and continuing on Friday thru Sunday, ending at 7:00 PM each day except the ending on Sunday is 2:00 PM. This section consists of over a hundred vendors with a variety of items, all handmade by the crafters——you will find quilts, pottery, iron works, woodworking items, coins and lots more. Many have been coming for years, and a couple since the mid- seventies. The Flea Market is also very popular with our visitors, and we will have over 35 vendors with cowboy hats, sun glasses, games, magic tricks and everything else from A to Z. These vendors will have the same hours as Arts and Craft.
Pickin’ and Grinnin’
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There will be live music throughout the entire event. D.J. Cricket will crank up the event with some karaoke on Thursday. There will be a variety of musical entertainment ranging from bluegrass to hillbilly. Come on out and show off your singing talent or just bring a chair and listen to various musical groups pick and grin.
Concessions
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Italian sausage and peppers…roasted corn…pizza…philly cheese steaks… onion blossoms…kettle corn…hot apple fritters…funnel cakes…ice cream…nachos…lemonade…cotton candy…county ham and of course hamburgers and hot dogs. As you enjoy the activities of Mule Day be sure to sample all your favorite foods. All food concessions are open until 7:00 PM, and are inspected by the Tennessee Health Department. For more information contact the Mule Day Office.
Children’s Entertainment
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Be sure you take your children to the “entertainment section”, where they will find train rides, all kinds of “rubber inflatable’s” to bounce around on, rock climbing tower, face painting, vendors with games etc.. This section which is located to the left of the front arena, (where the ball fields, were once located), and will be expanded for 2012.
Schedule of Events
Posted by Mule Day on December 13th, 2011
DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE 2012 MULE DAY SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 26th, 2012
9:00 a.m.. . . Wagon Train Departs from Leipers Fork
THURSDAY, MARCH 29th, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . Arts & Crafts/Flea Market
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. . . . . . . Live Music at Main Stage
12:00 Noon . . . . Log Loading Competition – Main Arena
1:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mini Mainia Show – Old Arena
2:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackpot Mule Races – Main Arena
4:00 p.m. . . . . NEW Old Fashioned Log Pulling Competition Main Arena
7:00 p.m. . . . . . .Blue Grass Music Fest – Columbia High School
FRIDAY, March 30th, 2012
10:00 a.m.. . . . NEW Columbia Breakfast Rotary Club State Auctioneer Contest
10:00 a.m.. . . . Tennessee Livestock Producers sale barn
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . Arts & Crafts/Flea Market
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. . . . . . . Live Music – Main Stage
12:00 Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mule Driving Show – Old Arena
6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaited Mule Show – Old Arena
6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mule Pulling – Main Arena
6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clogging, “Mule Town Stompers” – Ridley 4-H Center with Tony Malugin & Katie Stewart
7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liars’ Contest – Columbia High School
SATURDAY, March 31st, 2012
6:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pancake Breakfast – Memorial Bldg
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. . . . . . . Arts & Crafts/Flea Market
10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. . . . . . . Live Music – Main Stage
10:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mule Pulling – Main Arena
11:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mule Day Parade – Downtown
2:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft Mule Show – Old Arena
4:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knife Auction – Main Stage
7:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Square Dance – Ridley 4-H Center
SUNDAY, APRIL 1st, 2012
9:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Church Services – Main Stage
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. . . . . . . Arts & Crafts/Flea Market
11:00 a.m.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riding Mule Show – Old Arena
12:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riding Mule Show – Main Arena
1:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gospel Singing – Main Stage
Wagon Train 2012
Posted by Mule Day on December 13th, 2011
Our Wagon Train will once again start our Mule Day week. We look to this part of our event, as being our promotional tool. It gets a lot of attention as it travels through-out Middle Tennessee in the spring-time on the way into Columbia, traveling the rural country roads. The Wagon Train will once again start in beautiful Leiper’s Fork for 2012. This is one of our most historical areas in the State. Arrive early as the community will again be serving up entertainment and food, on Sunday afternoon. The Wagon Train will depart at 9:00 am on Monday.
Camping will be at Pott’s Auction Barn on Highway Seven just pass the Fly Community Store toward Dickson, on both Monday and Tuesday nights. We plan to set-up a big tent with plenty of tables and chairs for dining and just hanging out. On Wednesday the Wagon Train will travel into Columbia and to Maury County Park.
All participants “MUST” pre-register through the Mule Day Office before the ride. No one will be allowed to register on location. Cost for the Wagon Train will be $60.00 per person. For more information contact Dee Cee Neeley at 931-388-4590 or the Mule Day Office at 931-381-9557. ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED.
