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NOTE: Dates shown here are anticipated 2008
dates. There's still time to book for the second half of
2007! Please check with contacts to confirm
all dates and group
tour arrangements. (Times in parenthesis indicate approximate
travel time from McMinnville.) This list is just a sampling. Find more
in the Tennessee Vacation
Guide
Mule
Day, April
3-6. Columbia
(1hr. 45 min.) One of the
biggest mule celebrations in the world. Events include mule sale,
mule pulling shows, pancake breakfast, flea market and parade.
931-381-9557, www.muleday.com
National
Cornbread Festival,
April 26-27. S. Pittsburg (1 hr. 15 min.) This
Southern
cuisine festival celebrates a slower pace of life and samples a world
of
cornbread and main dish recipes. 423-837-0022, www.nationalcornbread.com
Tennessee
Renaissance Festival,
May Weekends &
Memorial Day. Triune (1
hr. 15 min.).
16th Century England comes to
life with full-contact jousting, food, crafts and artisans.
615-395-9950, http://www.tnrenfest.com
RC and Moon Pie
Festival, June 21. Bell Buckle (50
min.) Tiny town of
Bell Buckle brings together two Southern
traditions, RC Colas and Moon Pies, for a grand
celebration. 931-389-9663, www.bellbucklechamber.com/rcmoon.html
CMA
Music Festival, June 5-8. Nashville. (1
hr. 30
min.) Brings country
music fans and 200 artists together for four days and nights of live
entertainment. 800-CMA-FEST, www.cmafest.com
Smithville
Fiddlers Jamboree and
Crafts Festival, July 4-5. Smithville
(30
min.) Championships in playing
old-time instruments, dancing and more, continuous jam sessions, and
almost 250 juried
craft exhibitors. 615-597-8500, www.smithvillefiddlersjamboree.net
Uncle Dave Macon
Days, July
11-13. Murfreesboro (1
hr.) Named for early
Grand Ole Opry star who was born in McMinnville; features championships
in banjo, buck dancing and clogging, arts, crafts and food.
Cannonsburg 615-890-0355, www.uncledavemacondays.com
Scopes Trial
Play and Festival,
July 18-20. Dayton (1
hr. 30 min.) Dramatic
reenactment of the legal battle that has been called "The Trial of the
Century." 423-775-0361, http://www.rheacountyetc.com/scopes_trial.php
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Corridor 450-mile Yard Sale,
Aug. 7-10. Covington, KY, to Gadsden, AL (1
hr. to Crossville, Pikeville or
Dunlap) Nationally
known series of yard sales with everything imaginable, including art,
antiques, crafts, primitives, quilts, decorative sewing and more.
800-327-3945, www.127sale.com
Tennessee
Walking Horse National
Celebration, Aug 21-30. Shelbyville
(1
hr. 15 min.) World
championship show of
Tennessee's native breed of walking horse. 931-684-5915, ext.
114, www.twhnc.com
Beersheba
Springs Craft Fair,
Aug. 23-24. Beersheba Springs (35
min.) On
the site of a
historic mineral springs mountain hotel, only original arts
and crafts are shown, 931-692-3733 (Fran Holt)
Warren County
A&L Fair,
Sept. 7-13. McMinnville (5
min.) The last free
county fair in Tennessee, just up the road from Falcon Rest.
Exhibits and
midway bring back childhood memories. 931-668-3013, www.warrencountyalfair.com
Autumn Street
Fair, October
(date TBD) Downtown
McMinnville (5 min.) McMinnville/Warren
Co. Chamber of Commerce, 931-473-6611, www.warrentn.com
Sand Bar Arts,
Antiques & Crafts
Show, Oct. 4-5. Rock Island (15
min.) This fair, which features top quality
craftsmen and artists from our area, adds an extra treat to our
Victorian
Gent's step-on tour to Rock Island State Park. 931-686-2769.
Jack
Daniel's International
Invitational Barbeque Championship, Oct. 25. Lynchburg
(50
min.) More than
40
championship barbeque teams will be competing for top cooking honors.
Jack Daniel's also does a weekend barbeque every Sat. and Sun. from
June thru October.
931-759-6319, www.jackdaniels.com
Gaylord
Opryland's "A Country
Christmas," Nov. 15 - Dec. 31. Nashville (1
hr. 30 min.) Features Radio City Christmas
Spectacular, ICE, fabulous decorations and more. 888-999-OPRY, www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland
A Dickens of a
Christmas, Dec.
6-7. Franklin
(1 hr. 30
min.) Victorian
crafts, food, horse-drawn carriages, carolers, Scrooge, and more than
200 costumed characters on Franklin's Victorian Main Street.
615-591-8500, www.historicfranklin.com
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