Event Series:
Mule Day
Mule Day
April 3 @ 10:00 am
$5. – $20
Enjoy this multi-day festival celebrating livestock and community April 3 – 6 in downtown Columbia, the “Mule Capital” of the world. The popular family-friendly event features lots of mule events, entertainment, food, competitions, and fine crafts. The Mule Day Parade takes place Saturday at 11 a.m. Admission to the park Thursday through Saturday is $10 for adults with kids under 12 free. Sunday admission is $5. Weekend passes are available for $20. All campers are required to have weekend passes no matter when they arrive. Price includes state amusement tax and is good for all in park activities, excluding rides.
2025 Mule Day Schedule
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
- 10:00 a.m… 7:00 p.m. Mule Day Craft Fair
- 10:00 a.m…7:00 p.m. Live Music All Weekend – Main Stage
- 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
- 4:00 p.m…..Little Miss MULE DAY Pageant – Old Arena
- 5:00 p.m…..Steve Edwards Clinic – Mule Problems/Saddle Fitting – Main Arena
- 7:00 p.m…..Bluegrass Music Fest – Columbia Central High School
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
- 8:30 a.m…..Steve Edwards Clinic – Mule Problems/Saddle Fitting – Main Arena
- 9:00 a.m…..Mule Day Auctioneers Contest – United Producers, Inc. Livestock Barn Columbia, TN
- 10:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m. Mule Day 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 p.m…. Driving Mule Show – Old 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 with Tony Malugin – Ridley 4-H Center
- 7:00 p.m…..Liars’ Contest – Columbia Central High School
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
- 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 Craft Fair
- 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
- 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
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
- 9:00 a.m…..Worship Service – Main Stage
- 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Mule Day Craft Fair
- 11 a.m…..Mini Mania Mule Show – Old Arena
