MULE DAY EVENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026 

Mule Day Beauty Pageant - Columbia State Community College 

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. Wagon Train Departs

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026
Mid-Afternoon Wagon Train Arrives - Maury County Park

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026
 
10:00 a.m... 7:00 p.m. Mule Day Market - Maury Co. Park
10:00 a.m...7:00 p.m. Live Music - Main Stage 

  11:30 a.m...Little Miss MULE DAY Pageant - Columbia Central High School

 12:00 p.m....Old Fashioned Log Pulling Competition – Main Arena
1:00   p.m.....Mule Day Dog Show - Old Arena
2:00   p.m.....Feed Time Race – Main Arena
4:00   p.m.....Classiest & Trashiest Wagon Show - Main Arena

 7:00   p.m.....Bluegrass Music Fest – Columbia Central High School

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026

  9:00  a.m.....Mule Day Auctioneers Contest - UPI Livestock Barn Columbia, TN

 10:00  a.m - 7:00 p.m. Mule Day Market - Maury Co. Park
10:00  a.m - 7:00 p.m. Live Music - Main Stage
10:30  a.m....Riding Mule Show - Main Arena

 *Following Riding Mule Show - Jackpot Mule Races - Main Arena
12:00  p.m.... Driving Mule Show – Old Arena

  3:00 p.m.... NEW! Mule Farm Pulling Contest - Main Arena

  5:30   p.m.....Cart Barrel Races - Main Arena

  6:00   p.m.....Gaited Mule Show – Old Arena
 6:00   p.m.....Live Music with Tony Malugin – Ridley 4-H Center
 7:00   p.m.....Liars' Contest - Columbia Central High School 

SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2026

  6:00  a.m.....Pancake Breakfast - Memorial Building
 8:00  a.m.....Maury Regional Mule Kick 5K Race
10:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Mule Day Market - Maury Co. Park
10:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Live Music - Main Stage
11:00 a.m....Mule Day Parade - Downtown Columbia, TN
11:00 a.m.....Mule Pulling Contest - Main Arena

**Following Mule Pulling Contest - Miniature Horse Pull
 2:00 p.m.....Skillington Draft Mule Show - Old Arena

  2:00 p.m.....Mule Day Knife Auction - Main Stage
 6:00  p.m.....Mule Town Stompers & Urban Cowboy Line Dancing - Ridley 4-H Center