Set for September 5, 2016 and now in
its 30th year, Ider Mule Day
is a one-day family-friendly festival in celebration of the town’s agricultural
heritage and along with mules, tractors, and horses, there will be a parade,
live music, a vintage baseball game and more.
Mule Day kicks off at 9:30 a.m. with
a parade featuring mules, horses, carriages, antique tractors and wagons. At
10:30 a.m., the competitions get underway. The mule pull gets the action
started followed by a draft horse show. A trail horse competition is slated for
11:30 a.m. Entry fee to compete is $10 for children 12 years old and under and
$15 for adults. For more information, call 256.899.4011.
The daylong event also offers an antique
engine and tractor display, blacksmith demonstrations, a car, truck and
motorcycle show, arts and crafts, and a vintage baseball game will take the
crowd back to 1860 when the rules to play by were a little different than
today. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.
Live music gets underway at 11:30
a.m. A great entertainment line-up featuring Just One, Jordan’s Crossing,
Shaunta Dalton, Consider the Ravens, Resource and Master of Ceremonies Ryan
Watkins will keep festivalgoers on their feet and plenty of food vendors will keep everyone’s appetite
satisfied.
Admission is $2 per person. All
activities are held in and around Ider Town Park located off of Highway 75 at
183 Sweet Gum Road. Pets are not allowed inside of the park. For more
information, visit www.idermuleday.com.
My family
and I try to go every year. Mule Day is one of our favorite family days
together each year. We always get there in time for the parade that begins at
9:30 AM. This parade is filled with rural Americans finest visual attractions
such as horseback riders, ponies, hay wagons, horse drawn carriages, mules,
tractors, antique automobiles, elected officials, fire departments, police
departments, local school marching bands
and all the other colorful things that are working their way to the park for a
great day of wonderful family oriented events.
Our family
loves the look and feel of rural America. I guess that is why we city folk
moved to the top of Lookout Mountain on a farm. We love all the animals at Mule
Day and the events that go with it like the Mule Pull and Draft Horse Pull. It
is amazing to witness the strength and drive of these very large animals. There
will be a big crowd at the horse arena cheering for their favorite horse and mule.
As you walk around the park you will see people brushing and washing their
horses, ponies and mules. There are competitions for each category. You can
hitch a ride on a horse pulled carriage and enjoy a ride more similar to 100
years ago. For the kids there are pony rides, miniature train rides, inflatable’s for jumping or getting lost in
brightly colored plastic balls. This event has something for everyone in the
family. You will find antique cars and tractors, arts and crafts, live music
and food and drink all taking place in Ider City Park. This is an event you
will not want to miss and it makes a fantastic way to spend your Labor Day
holiday.
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