Food and Lodging & Shuttle Routes
Hampton Inn 205-487-1270
Togetherness Works RV Park 205-487-6092
White Oaks Inn 205-487-4115
Winfield Motel 205-487-6360
When you get hungry good food can be found at many of our local restaurants, as well as from food vendors located throughout the event.
Shuttle Service sponsored by Winfield Church of Christ (Saturday Only).
There will be pickup and drop off points throughout the city on Saturday only. Below is a list of the various points where you can board the shuttle:
Click here for a map of the Festival Area
Mule Day
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Mule Day 2011 - September 23 - 24, 2011
2011 marks the 36th year if the Mule Day Festival. The tradition began on September 11, 1975, by Curt Estes, winfield Chamber of Commerce, and Max Brasher, Sr., to honor the hard working mules of the day.
Mr. Robert Vickery and Mr. Jack Guin, both from winfield, were major contributors. No one had any idea this event would grow into the successful event it has become today. Mr Estes lived to see seven Mule Day Parades with an increase in the entries up to 93 in 1983. Since then the participants have increased to nearly triple that number with an estimated crowd of 25,000 spectators. People attend the festival from many parts of the southeast.
Our Mule Day founding fathers never dreamed that honoring these hard-working, long-eared mules woiuld have become such a big hit with folks. Well, it did, and these mules love all the attention they receive on this day. So come out and join us in Winfield, Alabama for a great Mule Day celebration.
View a photo gallery of past Mule Day festivities. Click here!
Annual Mule Day Events
- Parade
- Mule Judging
- Arts and Crafts
- Flea Market
- Antique Tractors
- Mule Day Run/Walk
- Music and Dance
- Antique Cars
Chamber Honoree
Bob Earnest is a lifelong resident of Winfield and a graduate of Winfield High School. He has been an active member of the Winfield Chamber of Commerce for 36 years and has served as a member of the Board of Directors for 14 years. Read more...
Mule Night Madness
Come visit our local merchants for the annual Mule Night Madness Sale on Friday evening. Merchants will be open late with lots of bargains on items in their stores. Come out and "Shop 'til you drop." There will also be a small carnival for the kids.
2011 Mule Day Forms
Schedule of Events:
Friday September 23
| 6:00 PM | Flea Market |
| Music | |
| Arts and Crafts | |
| Mule Night Madness |
Saturday September 24
| 7:00AM | Flea Market |
| Arts and Crafts | |
| 7:30 AM | Run/Walk Registration |
| 8:00 AM | 1 Mile Fun Run |
| 1 Mile Fun Walk | |
| 5K Run | |
| Mule Judging Registration | |
| Antique Car Show Registration | |
| 8-9:00 AM | Horseshoe Tourn. Singles Registration |
| 9:00AM | Parade Line-Up and Registration |
| 9-10:30 AM | Horseshoe Singles Tournament |
| 11:00 AM | Parade |
| 12-12:30 PM | Horseshoe Doubles Registration |
12:00PM | Mule Judging |
12:30 PM | Horseshoe Doubles Tournament |
| 2:00 PM | Skirmish At The Luxapalilla |
| 7:00 pm | Civil War Period Ball |
Sunday September 25
| 2:00 PM | Battle @ Winfield City Park |
Featured Business
Chamber of Commerce Featured Business of the Month
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Additional Information:
First Aid Teams sponsored by Marion County EMS will be available in mobile units throughout the event. In case of any emergency call 911 or 487-5001.
Mule Day officials will be throughout the crowd if you have any questions or need help.
Portable restrooms will be located throughout the downtown area.
Handicap parking is available in the City Hall parking lot.
Mule Day T-shirts will be for sale at the Information Booth.
No animals are to be sold in the downtown area.
No horses, mules, or wagons will be allowed off the parade route.
No unauthorized bicycles, motorcycles, go-carts, 4-wheelers, or golf carts will be allowed in the event area.
All vendors will be responsible for collecting 9.00% sales tax. State officials will be at City Hall until 4:00 p.m. to collect the tax or for you to submit your Tax ID Number.
The City of Winfield, Winfield Chamber of Commerce, Mule Day Committees and any civic organization cannot be held responsible for any loss, theft of property, or injury of any kind.
We would like to thank you for coming to our Mule Day 2011. We hope your stay in our town will be an enjoyable one so you can go back and say, "You betcha, I had a good ole time at Mule Day."
Ya'll come back next year!!
4th Saturday in September
September 22, 2012