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National Night Out  sunday morning brunch concert related
                                       Rowdy’s Reckless Legacy
                                       stands calmly next to     this       event,  to his career in southern gospel. guests
                                       his human partner, Kim   held at  h.v.  griffin  who register for the full weekend can also
                                       Winton. Winton and Jim   park, celebrates law  attend a meet-and-greet on the couple’s
                                       Speck are the owners of   enforcement and other  front lawn in bell buckle. call 931-389-
                                       AssN9 Ranch in Shaw-    emergency personnel.  0223 or go to russtaffweekend.com for
                                       nee, Oklahoma. Donkeys,   there  are  safety-  more information. (oct. 6-7, 2018)
                                       dogs and mules gathered   themed   displays,
                                       in Shelbyville for the 26th   children’s  activities  Webb School Art & Craft Show
                                       anniversary (2017) Great   and child seat safety   Attracting tens of thousands of visitors
                                       Celebration Mule and
                                       Donkey Show. Not all    checks.  parents can  from throughout middle tennessee and
                                       the dogs got along but   have their children  beyond, this two-day event is actually
                                       the people were friendly   fingerprinted  and  several shows in one — the original,
                                       and the asses were well   create ID kits to assist  juried art and craft show held on parts
                                       behaved.                in identification if  of the  webb  school campus in  bell
                                                               the children are ever  buckle; a  downtown  show in the  field
              vendors,  skits, live  entertainment and         missing or abducted.  behind the railroad storefront shops;
              the cutting of the world’s largest moon  until 2017,  united  way of  bedford  and numerous scattered vendors on
              pie for visitors to enjoy.  each year, a  county also held an almost-identical  private property throughout the town.
              celebrity king and queen are crowned.  event, child safety Day, but starting in  both the juried show and the downtown
              for more information, call 931-389-  2018 it will work to support the national  show are managed by  bell  buckle
              9663 or go to bellbucklechamber.com.  night out event instead. (Aug. 7, 2018)  chamber of  commerce.  for more
              (june 16, 2018)                                                      information, call 931-389-9663 or go
                                                 Wartrace Horse Show               to bellbucklechamber.com. (oct. 20-21,
              Great Celebration                    since 1906, the oldest one-night  2018)
              Mule & Donkey Show                 horse show in tennessee. It gives fans an
                 this event, held in various venues  opportunity to see many of the horses  Bedford County Veterans Day Parade
              on the  celebration grounds, spotlights  likely to win the  celebration. (Aug. 4,   the annual parade includes local
              the finest mules and donkeys in a variety  2018)                     high school bands, honored veterans
              of classes — some based on gait and                                  and other  vIps, and other patriotic
              appearance, others based on activities  Tennessee Walking Horse      flourishes.  the parade is sponsored by
              like pole bending. for more information,  National Celebration       the united veterans council of bedford
              call 931-684-5915 or go to twhnc.com.   the biggest event in the  tennessee  county and is normally held on a
              (july 12-14, 2018)                 walking  horse world, this show takes  saturday close to the actual  veterans
                                                 place over 11 days, ending on saturday  Day holiday. for more information, call
              First Square Fair/                 of labor Day weekend with the naming  931-703-3755; 931-619-6530; or 931-
              International Chili Society cookoffs  of the tennessee walking horse world  703-3550.
                 two International  chili  society-  grand  champion. Daytime classes
              sanctioned cookoffs are held each  july  are held in  calsonic Arena, but it’s  Shelbyville-Bedford
              on the courthouse grounds in shelbyville  the evening shows in the big outdoor  County Christmas Parade
              — the state championship on  friday  arena that give visitors a chance to   the parade, sponsored by shelbyville
              night, and the southern summer chili  people-watch, catch  up with  friends,  jaycees and shelbyville-bedford county
              cookoff on  saturday.  the  saturday  and enjoy the famous  optimist  club  chamber of commerce, is usually held
              cookoff coincides with the “first square  donuts or a wide variety of other civic  the first saturday in December. call 931-
              fair,” a downtown festival featuring  club concessions. for more information,  684-3482 or go to shelbyvilletn.com for
              various vendors, games and activities.  call 931-684-5915 or go to twhnc.com.  more information.
              call 931-639-3643 or look for “historic  (Aug. 22-sept. 1, 2018)
              uptown  shelbyville” on  facebook for                                A Celebration Christmas
              more information. (july 13-14, 2018)  Russ & Tori Taff’s                An indoor holiday festival held at
                                                 Bell Buckle Weekend               calsonic Arena on  the  celebration
              Bedford County Fair                  grammy and Dove award-winning  grounds, featuring vendors, an indoor
                 with ag competition ranging from  singer/songwriter russ taff and his wife,  train ride, photos with  santa  claus, a
              produce to livestock, carnival rides,  writer and radio personality  tori  taff,  live  nativity scene,  and performances
              live music, tractor pulls, and plenty of  started this annual event as a treat for  by a variety of local church choirs, plus
              food choices, the fair takes place each  russ’s fans from across the country.  other live entertainment.  for more
              july at bedford county Agriculture and  It includes a  saturday night dinner  information, call 931-684-5915 or go to
              education center. call 931-842-4242 or  concert at bell buckle banquet hall with  twhnc.com. H
              go to bedfordcountytnfair.org for more  special guests related to taff’s career in
              information. (july 23-28, 2018)    contemporary  christian  music, and a
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