Historic Bell Buckle, Tennessee Hosts Annual RC-Moon Pie Festival
Small Town USA at Its Finest
The town of Bell Buckle was incorporated in 1856 and with the coming of the railroad, it became a major stockyard between Nashville and Chattanooga. In the 1920s, The Great Depression devastated this small town, and it has had a hard time returning to its former glory.
In 1976 at its Bicentennial, Bell Buckle was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Today, many of the Victorian homes and and Arts and Crafts style homes still stand in Bell Buckle's downtown district, providing tourists with a wonderful look at the charm of the past. This very quaint and charming town draws thousands of tourists each year who enjoy a trip back in time and a slower pace to life, even if only for one day.
One of the major attractions each year in Bell Buckle, Tennessee is The Annual RC and Moon Pie Festival, which will be held this year on June 20th. If you enjoy a small town atmosphere and all the fun and fixins of a true southern town, then this event is for you, whether you like moon pies and RC Cola or not.
The 15th Annual RC and Moon Pie Festival kicks off with a 10 mile run with participants ranging in age from 10 years old and up, some participants are in the +70 age range.
You will also enjoy a variety of games, contests, good music (of the bluegrass variety) and lots and lots of arts and crafts booths. Of course there will be food, including that famous Tennessee BBQ, served up with "hand squeezed lemonade" and "deep fried Moon Pies".
Some of the day's venues include:
RC-Moon Pie Baking Contest
Synchronized Wading
Moon Pie Toss
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
Hog Calling Contest
Special awards will go to those who traveled the farthest to attend the festival, the oldest person present as well as the youngest person present.
This exciting day in Bell Buckle ends up with the official cutting of the world's largest Moon Pie and of course, there is free dessert for everyone! Y'all Come!
Sources:
http://www.bellbucklechamber.com/history.html
http://www.bellbucklechamber.com/rcmoon.html
Published by Vicki Messer
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6 Comments
Post a CommentTo Jane: I'm not sure where the RC Cola and Moon Pie thingy began, but I know it was steeped in the south! LOL Some things are just southern traditions from years gone bye . . . Thanks for reading and commenting.
My old, southern dad is age 88 & now in a nursing home w/advanced dementia & brain injuries from a fall, but the other day when I asked if he wanted something to drink he repeated the phrase I see above (which I've heard him use all his life) "Give me an RC Cola, a Moon Pie & Play Maple on the Hill". For the first time, I looked up the song "Maple on the Hill" & I find it's a country song with a long history, written around 1880. Now, where did that line about the RC Cola, Moon Pie & Maple on the Hill come from - is that a song lyric from another song?Just curious.
I love cities like this.
Neat , thanks
Well, who knew there was such a festival. Way cool!
Sounds like fun and very tastey! Maybe they should the run after dessert:)