John Blue Cotton Festival Schedule of Events

- - - - ALL activities are FREE unless a price is posted - - - -

Live Entertainment on Main Stage - 10am – 5pm - (See Entertainment Page)
Train Rides on The Cotton Ball Express - 10am - 5pm - Ages 6yrs and up $2
Tours of The Historic John Blue House,1890s - 10am – 4:45pm - Ages 6yrs and up $2
Kids Tractor Pull Competition     1pm
Kid’s Barrel Train Rides - 10am – 4:45pm
Old Timey Childrens Games - 10am – 5pm
Pony Rides - 10am – 5pm
Wagon Hay Rides - 10am – 5pm
Cotton Exhibit (Jones-Lytch Cabin, late 1700s) - 10am – 5pm
Old Timey Fair (Shaw Cabin, 1810) - 10am – 5pm
Cabin Tour, Self-Guided (McNeill Cabin,1820s)   10am – 5pm
Mule Powered Cotton Gin - 10am – 5pm
Continuous tours of this Pre-Civil War cotton gin are during Festival Hours
      See the Gin Mules in action: Every hour on the hour
A.D. Gibson Country Store - 10am – 5pm
Museum of Scotland County - 10am – 5pm
Across street from The Historic John Blue House

DEMONSTRATIONS

See cornmeal ground on antique corn mill - 10am – 5pm
Buy a bag of fresh cornmeal for $2 - Corn Mill runs continuously
See antique saw mill in action - 11am & 2pm
Located beyond Country Store under a shelter
See Shingle Mill cut wooden shingles - 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm
See woodworking on hand operated antique lathe - 10am – 5pm
See how handmade candles were made - 10am – 5pm
Learn about beekeeping.



	- - - - ALL activities are FREE unless a price is posted - - - - Live Entertainment on Main Stage - 10am – 5pm - (See Entertainment Page) Train Rides on The Cotton Ball Express - 10am - 5pm - Ages 6yrs and up $2 Tours of The Historic John Blue House,1890s - 10am – 4:45pm - Ages 6yrs and up $2 Kids Tractor Pull Competition 1pm Kid’s Barrel Train Rides - 10am – 4:45pm Old Timey Childrens Games - 10am – 5pm Pony Rides - 10am – 5pm Wagon Hay Rides - 10am – 5pm Cotton Exhibit (Jones-Lytch Cabin, late 1700s) - 10am – 5pm Old Timey Fair (Shaw Cabin, 1810) - 10am – 5pm Cabin Tour, Self-Guided (McNeill Cabin,1820s) 10am – 5pm Mule Powered Cotton Gin - 10am – 5pm Continuous tours of this Pre-Civil War cotton gin are during Festival Hours See the Gin Mules in action: Every hour on the hour A.D. Gibson Country Store - 10am – 5pm Museum of Scotland County - 10am – 5pm Across street from The Historic John Blue House DEMONSTRATIONS See cornmeal ground on antique corn mill - 10am – 5pm Buy a bag of fresh cornmeal for $2 - Corn Mill runs continuously See antique saw mill in action - 11am & 2pm Located beyond Country Store under a shelter See Shingle Mill cut wooden shingles - 11:30am, 1:30pm & 3pm See woodworking on hand operated antique lathe - 10am – 5pm See how handmade candles were made - 10am – 5pm Learn about beekeeping.


	---- All activities are FREE unless a price is posted ----- Country Church Service 9:30am – 10am Live Entertainment on Main Stage 12:15am – 4pm See Entertainment Page Train rides on 12 gauge track 10am – 4pm Ages 6 yrs & up - $2 Tours of Historic John Blue House 10am – 3:45pm Ages 6 yrs and up - $2 (Tour guides in period costumes) Kids Tractor Pull Competition 2pm Old Timey Children’s Games 10am – 4pm Kids Barrel Train 10am – 4pm Pony Rides 10am – 4pm Wagon Hay Rides 10am – 4pm Old Timey Fair (Shaw Cabin) 10am – 4pm Cabin Tour (McNeill Cabin) 10am – 4pm Self Guided Tours Mule powered Cotton Gin 10am - 4pm - - - - Continuous Tours of the Pre-Civil War Cotton Gin during festival hours - - - - See the mules in action: top of each hour 10am - 4pm A.D. Gibson Country Store 10am – 4pm COTTON EXHIBIT 10am – 4pm Jones-Lytch Cabin (First cabin near street) Museum of Scotland County 10am – 4pm Across street from John Blue House Demonstrations Antique Saw Mill Demonstration 2pm See Cornmeal ground on antique corn mill 10am – 4pm Buy a bag of fresh cornmeal for $2 See antique Shingle Mill cut wood shingles 10am – 4pm Ticket Drawing for Tractor Raffle 3pm (on main stage)