WINFIELD – Mule Day, a two-day event centered on mules and their role in rural farming, hits the streets of downtown Winfield next month for the 51st year, bringing with it free family fun.
Vendors of all kinds, local merchant sales, 5K run, car show and antique tractors, mule judging, live music, disc golf tournament and a parade are all on the agenda as the North Alabama town celebrates its agricultural heritage.
The Mule Day tradition began in 1975 to honor the hardworking mules of the day, and today an estimated 25,000 people from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida attend the festival.
This year’s edition steps off Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. when local merchants and 300 vendors are open for business during Mule Night Madness. There will also be music on the stage behind Citizens Bank of Winfield and runners can take part in a midnight 5K run. Onsite registration for the 5K is from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Winfield City Hall or may be completed in advance online at https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/
That Saturday, festivities get underway at 7 a.m. As festivalgoers wander through the town, approximately 300 arts and crafts and flea market vendors will be selling their wares.
Starting at 8 a.m., antique vehicles will be on display in the grove at Winfield Middle School, and the Mule Day Disc Golf Tournament, a PDGA-sanctioned event by Prodigy Disc, gets underway at 9 a.m. in Ivan K. Hill Park.
Not to be missed at 11 a.m. is the highlight of the annual event – the downtown parade of mules, horses, jacks and jennies and throughout the day, there will be live music on the stage behind Citizens Bank of Winfield.
Admission to the Mule Day festival is free and free shuttle service will be offered on Saturday.
For more information, visit https://www.winfieldalchamber.
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