Granville's 26th Annual Heritage Day

The 26th Annual Granville Heritage Day Antique Car & Tractor Show will occur in Historic Granville on May 24th at 6800 Granville Highway.  The car show will offer 63 classes of competition with three place trophies in each class.  Registration for the show will be from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm with an entry fee of $20.00 for first car and $15.00 for second.  Trailer parking is available on site. Each car receives one free admission to the Heritage Day Festival, and the first 300 cars to register will receive a unique dash plaque.    The show field is on the banks of the Cordell Hull Lake in a beautiful setting for a car show.  

This year's show will honor Roy Pennington of Livingston who is a longtime antique car collector, and the Memorial Honoree is the late David Denney who was a long-time collector and played an important role in conducting the show in the past.  Both of these will have some of their antique cars on display.   The show title sponsors are Bates Ford of Lebanon and Shenandoah Mills of Lebanon.  Corporate sponsors of the show are Wilson County Motors-Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Hyundai, J & D Specialized Equipment Hauling, Roland Digital Media, AZ Office Supply, and Diamond Plastics.  Class sponsors are Dr. Roger McKinney, Granville Bed & Breakfast, Granville Gift Shop & Southern Shops.  The show is conducted by Mid Tenn Region AACA Car Club.  For more information call Randall Clemons at 615-945-8492. 

Heritage Day also offers an Antique Tractor & Engine Show that has occurred for the last 26 years in conjunction with the car show.  The show is sponsored Hix Brother's Tractor Service of Cookeville.  This year, the show will honor long time collector Ralph McKee of Milton.  The show will award the following awards: Oldest Tractor, Oldest Exhibitor, Most Unique Tractor, Longest Driven, Most Unique Engine, Ugliest Tractor and Youngest Exhibitor.  Special awards are Brandon Powell John Deere Award, Johnny Mitchell Farmall Award and Highest Club Participation Award.  Each participant will receive a dash plaque.  The show is from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  For more information contact Steve Koons at 615-509-5097.

Granville Heritage Day features something new for 2025. The Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Fiddle Competition will be a national competition for the first time. As a part of the events of the day, Granville will dedicate a Music Pathways Marker in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Uncle Jimmy Thompson's performance on the first Grand Ole Opry. Granville will welcome country music icon, Bill Anderson, Keith Bilbrey, and others and WSM Radion will be broadcasting live.  The show will honor Greg Hallums longtime fiddle musician.

In addition, Granville will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Sutton General Store and the 100th Anniversary of Purity Dairy.  Purity has recently moved the Purity Dairy Museum to Granville.  Granville's Pioneer Village will host a dozen old time artisans demonstrating their crafts, and Granville will remember community members who have passed away at a Memorial Service at Granville United Methodist Church.

Visitors will enjoy great food options at several locations, craft booths, and touring ten venues that are all included in the festival admission. Admission to the festival is $7.00 for adults with family pricing available. There will be a $5.00 fee for parking. For more information visit granvilletn.com.