2026 Mule Day Schedule
Monday, April 6th, 2026
9:00 a.m. — Wagon Train Departs
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026
Mid-Afternoon — Wagon Train Arrives at Maury County Park
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Craft Fair
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Live Music at Main Stage
11:30 a.m. — Little Miss Mule Day Pageant – Columbia Central HS Auditorium
12:00 Noon — Old-Fashioned Log Pull – 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 10th, 2026
9:00 a.m. — Auctioneers Contest at TN Livestock Producers Sales Barn
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Craft Fair
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 Noon — Driving Mule Show – Old Arena
3:00 p.m. — NEW! Farm Pulling – Main Arena
5:00 p.m. — Gaited Mule Show – Old Arena
5:30 p.m. — Cart Barrel Races – Main Arena
6:00 p.m. — Live Music at Ridley 4-H Center with Tony Malugin
7:00 p.m. — Liars’ Contest Mule Tales – Columbia High School
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
6:00 a.m. — Pancake Breakfast – Memorial Bldg.
8:00 a.m. — Maury Regional 5K Mule Kick Race – Riverside Park
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Craft Fair
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. — Live Music – Main Stage
11:00 a.m. — Mule Day Parade – Downtown
11:00 a.m. — Mule Pulling – Main Arena (Followed by Miniature Horse Pull)
2:00 p.m. — Skillington Draft Mule Show – Old Arena
2:00 p.m. — Knife Auction – Main Stage
6:00 p.m. — Mule Town Stompers & Urban Cowboy Line Dancing at Ridley 4-H Center
