In this What’s Up Columbia issue…

🗓 List of Upcoming Events

🌥 Columbia Weather - Mostly cloudy with high of 64

🐴 Mule Day Parade… Know Before You Go

🐴 Mule Day: Today’s Schedule of Events

🐴 Mule Pulling Contest - A Fan Favorite Event!

🐴 Fun Facts About Mule Day

🗓 Know of Some Local Events Not Listed? Send us the Details! 

Upcoming Local Events

🗓 Have an event to add? Send us the Details!

April 6th

• Country Ham Breakfast (Columbia Lodge #31) - 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM

• Culleoka Lions Club Mule Day Pancake Breakfast -7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

• Mule Kick 5k and 1 Mile Trot - 8:00 AM

• Bloodys & Biscuits 2024 (Polk Home & Museum) - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

• Williamson County Recycling Roundup (Nissan Headquarters) - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

• Columbia Farmer’s Market - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

• Mule Day Parade - 11:00 AM

• Click for full list of Mule Day events

• Muletown Songwriters Afternoon of Music at the Factory - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

• Live Music at Rebel Bar and Grill w/ Billy Tarkington, Grits & Whiskey, Krystal King - starts at 12 PM

• Live Music at The Tilted Mule w/ Bald Kernal, Trujillo & Murphy Ridge - starts at 1pm

• Mule Day Barn Bash - 6:30 PM

• Golden Soul Revue at Puckett’s - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

• Yacht’s Landing at The Mulehouse - 8:00 PM

April 7th

• Click for full list of Mule Day events

April 9th

• Happy People's Twisted Tuesday Open Mic Jam at The Rebel Bar

  - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

April 11th

• City Council Meeting - 5:30 PM

• Breaking the Chains: Exhibit Speaker Series at James K. Polk Home & Museum - 6:00 PM

April 12th

• Cruisin’ The Co-op - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

• Grand Opening of Meat Social at Columbia Arts Building

Mule Day Parade… Know Before You Go

Be sure to plan out your route and potential parking before you leave for the parade. The parade starts at 11AM but it would be smart to arrive at least an hour earlier to be sure you get a spot in time. And remember, it’ll be a little chilly so bundle up!

Mule Day: Today’s Schedule of Events

Mule Pulling Contest - A Fan Favorite Event!

Don't Miss the Mule Day FAN FAVORITE EVENT!

Mule Day says “You should have plenty of time to enjoy the Mule Day Parade and make it out to Maury County Park to see some of the Mule Pulling Action!”

Find more information on Mule Day events here

Fun Facts About Mule Day

Mule Day is the biggest day of the year for Columbia, TN - the “Mule Capital of the World.” Here are a few fun facts that you may or may not know…

• Mule Day started in 1840 and was called “Breeder’s Day,” a single-day livestock show and mule market event held on the first Monday in April, the event was discontinued after World War II. The Maury County Bridle & Saddle Club helped resurrect the event in 1974
  

• Harvey Spann (current President of the Maury County Bridle & Saddle Club) was on the committee to bring back Mule Day in 1974: “I was a Navy recruiter in Columbia at the time, and Harv Mason, who was a disc jockey at WMCP, and I were good friends and both belonged to the Maury County Bridle & Saddle Club. Someone brought pictures of the past Mule Day from the 1930s through the second World War and we got to looking at them, and one of us said we ought to try and bring it back… They appointed a committee of seven people, and I’m one of two still alive. Larry Watson, who now lives in Hohenwald, was one of the others.”
  

• Other Mule Day celebrations happen in Benson, NC - Bishop, CA - Calvary, GA - Winfield, AL - Ider, AL. 
  

• The Maury County Bridle & Saddle Club has about 100 members and is one of the most active clubs in the state. The Mule Day Committee is made up of around 40 volunteer members, which consist of Directors and Assistant Directors for each function of Mule Day.
  

• The economic contribution of Mule Day to Columbia and Maury County is in the millions of dollars. In 2019 it was estimated to have brought in $3 million to the local economy. Weather can affect revenue, though… in 2018, when there was inclement weather and colder temps, only $1.5 million was reported.