MULE DAY FUN & ENTERTAINMENT

 The Mule Day Craft Fair activities will take place at Maury County Park and will be open:

 Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10AM until 7PM & Sunday from 10AM until 2PM.

The Arts & Crafts area consists of over a hundred vendors with a variety of items that are all handmade by the crafters. You will find quilts, pottery, iron works, woodworking items, coins and lots more.

The Flea Market is also very popular with our visitors and consists of around 70 vendors selling a variety of ready-made items such as sunglasses, toys, games, clothing, ladies accessories, western apparel, Cowboy Boots & Hats, decor and much more!

Be sure to stop by the Arts and Crafts and Flea Market areas during your visit to Mule Day.

  Concessions & Food Vendors

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.

 Our Wagon Train gets a lot of attention as it travels through-out Middle Tennessee in the spring-time, on our beautiful rural roads, on the way into Columbia. It always kicks-off our week long event, and as it arrives at Maury County Park, people are lined-up on Lion Parkway, just like watching our parade in downtown Columbia. It will arrive mid-afternoon on Wednesday, (check with our information center, outside the front gate, for arrival time), and be there for a picture-taking session.

All participants “MUST” pre-register through the Mule Day Office before the ride. No one will be allowed to register on location.

For more information contact the Mule Day office at 931-381-9557. 

ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED.

  The Log Pulling Competition has become a popular Muke Day event with the "crowd" being the judge.

A lot of excitement is in the Main Arena at this event. This event brings back memories of how logs were moved out of the woods, using mules, in years past, whereas the current method more uses tractors, trucks, etc.

For more information contact Mandy Mills.

  Jackpot Mule Races will feature heats of some smokin' fast mules, all competing for cash and bragging rights for the title of Fastest Mule in Tennessee! 

Such a fun competition your whole family will enjoy! 

The BlueGrass Music Fest is next door to the Maury County Park at Columbia Central High School.

This Annual Bluegrass Fest features Columbia's own GRASSKICKERS, a hard-driving bluegrass group made up Phain Smith and Randy Drane on guitar, Tom Winters on mandolin and fiddle, Ray Welch on banjo and Shane Green on bass.

They will be playing hard driving Bluegrass, some Newgrass along with some old country tunes. 

If you are looking for some good entertainment for Thursday night...This is it! 

Admission $10. 

Tickets available through the Mule Day Office or at the door.

   Neal Wright Senior Center - Food and Fun!

The Nell Wright Senior Center
(Next to Maury Co. Park Office)

FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Ham & White Bean Plates $10.00
10 AM - 5 PM
Ham & White Beans, Cornbread, Coleslaw, Homemade Desserts and Ice Tea.

FRIDAY
9 AM Tournaments ($5 Entry fee for both)
Pool Tournament & Hand and Foot Canasta Tournament
Prize: 1st $50, 2nd $25, 3rd $15

Located at the Maury County Park
For more information, call
931-380-3950   visit our website
www.mcsc2.org or email: mcsc3@cpws.net

  The Columbia Breakfast Rotary hosts their annual Mule Day Auctioneers Championship.

The Championship is a real live auction with each auctioneer bringing their own unique auction chant getting top dollar from the bidders.

The Columbia Breakfast Rotary  partners with the Columbia American Legion Post 19 benefitting the Legion and veterans of Maury County.
We promise you a fun time and you never know what you will have the opportunity to bid on.

Past Champions Include:  2018 Champion, Jeff Bynum  - 2019 Champion, Chuck Bradley, Kellyton, Ala.

The MDAC funds the Columbia Breakfast Rotary’s college scholarship program. The club awards five scholarships to Maury County students each year as well as one recurring scholarship.

Co-Chairmen Eddie Ables, Darrell Ailshie and Eddie Allred

United Producers, Inc. Livestock Sale Barn - Columbia, TN
Admission and Parking: Free

  The Driving Mule Shows how well mules work to wagons and how well they are trained to both "lines" and voice command.
A lot of time and practice, along with driving skills make everything come together for this event. As you watch this show you will soon learn how the driver gets the mules attention and also how he gets them to go in the direction he wants them to go.
In the first two classes we have log skidding. This is with the driver using ONE line or NO line to guide the mules between the pilings. The best part of these two classes is when the driver uses only voice commands. This takes a lot of training and time between the driver and his mules. During the old days, this was a much more common practice than today. The voice command is better with mules that are used for logging so as not to tangle lines in the trees.
Classes three through nine, the mules and horses are hitched to wagons or carts. In class five, the ladies show the men how to drive. In class six notice how well the mules and drivers work together to back, cross obstacles, and turn in the correct direction. Please notice that the teams are matched in color, size, and uniformity.Make sure and join us and sit back and enjoy the afternoon show of skills and see how well these sometime stubborn animals show off just how smart they truly are.

  At the Tennessee Gaited Mule State Championship you’ll enjoy watching the very best gaited mules from Tennessee and across the entire United States strut their stuff.

This event highlights the gaited mule, which is any mule that has a smooth gait other than a walk, and one which is distinct from a trot. Whatever the gait may be called, its primary virtue is smoothness. 

The gaited mule can be ridden farther without discomfort from the bouncing one will experience at a trot and at a more manageable pace than a canter.
So come out and watch riders of all ages and mules from all “gaits” of life strut their stuff to be declared the Tennessee State Champion.

Friday Night's Event Lineup will include Live Music with Tony Malugin and Line Dancing. 

This event will be at the 4-H Ridley Center (located across from Maury County Park).

Admission will be $7.00 for adults and 

$4.00 for 10 years & under. Concessions will be available. 

The Mule Day Queen and Court will visit the event.

  These little guys pack a big punch when it comes to pulling which proves that bigger isn't always better! 

These little pony mules are as tough and strong as they are cute! 

Also, don't miss the Saturday Tennessee State Mule Pulling Championship.

  Come out and watch as mule teams compete for the Championship title by seeing who can pull the most weight, the longest distance. 

You will be amazed at the capabilities of even the smallest mule teams as well as the men who drive them. So come on out and show these mules some love as they show off their muscles!

The Tennessee State Mule Pulling Championship is in the Main Arena. 

  The namesake, Skillington, acknowledges the tireless efforts of patriarch Charlie Skillington, a driving force in recreating Mule Day after World War II, and brothers John Robert and Joe Frank Skillington, who served as superintendents of the Draft Mule Show for nearly 40 years each.

Draft Show Chairman Ricky Skillington, says the draft show is the foundation on which all other Mule Day activities are built — a tradition that dates all the way back to the 19th century “Breeder’s Day.”

“A lot of the good mules were raised in Missouri, southern Illinois, southern Indiana and Kentucky. They were brought as short yearlings into Middle Tennessee and particularly Columbia, because of the reputation of having a good market there,” Ricky Skillington said. “These were work mules, these were draft mules. They were built thick and sturdy (and) they could do the hard work. … The shows were to advertise the mules and to give everybody a little bragging rights.”

Ricky Skillington said the show has evolved since the mid-20th century to include more than just a mule’s functionality as a work-animal. The attractiveness of the mule’s stature, coat and head, are all now taken into consideration during the draft mule show’s judging.

This show concludes by naming the best of the best, 'KING MULE'

Saturday Night's event Line Up:

 Mule Town Stompers from 6:00 - 7:00!

Urban Cowboy Line Dancing Starting at 7:00 

Tony Malugin will be performing in between Urban Cowboy sets!

Urban Cowboy is Nashville’s premier line dancing company. 

Throw on your boots & get ready to dance! They will be teaching & dancing.

This event will be at the 4-H Ridley Center (located across from Maury County Park).

Admission will be $7.00 for adults and 

$4.00 for 10 years & under. Concessions will be available. 

The Mule Day Queen and Court will visit the event.

 Have you ever seen a 40″ 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 obstacles, etc…

Again we will name a “King” mini mule and “King” donkey based on show points.
Youth driving will be required to wear helmets – we will have a few for people to borrow.

  Join us at the Main Stage as a local Baptist Church leads us in Sunday Worship.

Sponsored by Mule Day and the Maury Baptist Association. 

 Versatile, adaptable, dependable are all words mule lovers use to describe their mules, and you’ll see why at the Riding Mule Show. 

These amazing equine hybrids will compete in everything from Western Pleasure, Halter, Gaited Pleasure plus many FAST FUN AND EXCITING speed events like Run-Ride-Lead and Barrel Racing. 

The Riding Mule Show is the exclamation point at the end of a week celebrating America’s most amazing hybrid – the Mule!

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  The Mule Day Pageant will be held in February.
We will crown a Queen and her court consisting of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th runners up. Contestants must be 15 – 21 years of age and a resident or student in Maury County. Cash awards will be given to the Queen and her court.
The Queen and her court will make appearances at all Mule Day events, be interviewed by local radio stations and newspapers, take a trip to the State Capitol in Nashville, and take part in other functions to promote our Mule Day event. 

Contact the Mule Day office for an application or for more details. Info@Muleday.com