Plenty To Celebrate in Wartrace
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The Town of Wartrace is proud of its rich traditions of music and craft, and those traditions continue in the 21st century.
The Wartrace MusicFest is an annual musical get-together that celebrates old-time music and homemade crafts. The event takes place on the weekend after Memorial Day and is a way to bring people together to have a good time.
In May 2009, MusicFest attracted top Nashville-based acts such as Cherryholmes, Tom Brantley & Friends, The Doerfel Family Band, The Creek, Jon Garon, Jim and Inge Wood, Richard Starkey, Angelica Grim, Zack Kerber, Stephan Gallagher and Steve Kaufman. Kaufman also hosted a guitar clinic as part of the Friday festivities.
Other attractions at MusicFest include an arts and crafts show, along with a one-hour open-mike competition for amateur musicians. All proceeds from the festival go back into the community, primarily for park improvements and downtown enhancements.
Even the lodging options for MusicFest are one of a kind, with accommodations available at the Walking Horse Hotel, Historic Main Street Inn and the Parish Patch – all in Wartrace.
Besides MusicFest, the town is also home to a Strolling Jim 40-Mile Ultra-Marathon that draws plenty of hardcore runners to the town on the first Saturday of May. The event is just as its title suggests – a grueling 40-mile marathon that takes even the top competitors more than five hours to complete.
Wartrace has hosted the Ultra-Marathon for more than 30 years, and the famed endurance event attracts runners from around the world.
Other events that take place in town during the year include a Parks & Recreation Spring Dinner in March, a Bethsalem Homecoming in June, a Parks & Recreation Hamburger Supper in July, a Wartrace Horse Show in August, and a Town-Wide Yard Sale in late August. Wartrace is also home to the internationally renowned Gallagher Guitars.
