- 1110 Evans Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160
- (931) 684-5915
The Celebration®
A Tennessee Tradition
Since 1939
The historic Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration® Grounds in Shelbyville, TN is home to The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration®. The show is held for 11 days ending on the Saturday night before Labor Day.
Nearly a quarter of a million tickets are sold to fans from more than 40 states — fans that travel to Shelbyville, Tennessee to enjoy the excitement of the Tennessee Walking Horse and its National Celebration®.
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ABOUT THE CELEBRATION®
The Celebration® is the term generally used to identify both the event and the organization that manages and presents it.
The idea for a Walking Horse “festival” (later identified as the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration®) is generally credited to the late Henry Davis of Wartrace, TN.
It began when Davis went to nearby Winchester one spring day in 1939 and observed the Crimson Clover Festival. He became very enthusiastic about what he saw and returned to Shelbyville with the idea that his home county should have a festival to celebrate their most important asset – the Tennessee Walking Horse.
The idea was cultivated into the first Celebration® on September 7, 8, and 9, 1939. It has been held every year, without interruption, since.
WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS
The show has grown into its own 100-plus-acre equestrian complex; a complex frequented by many breeds and including a 30,000 seat outdoor stadium, a 4,500 seat indoor arena, a covered outdoor practice arena, permanent stalls for more than 1,700 horses, and campgrounds featuring full hook-ups for more than 350 recreational vehicles.
Indeed, it is a thrill to watch the more than 2,000 horses compete during the 10-day-and-night Celebration®…and when the one horse emerges proudly on that Saturday night before Labor Day as the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse®, even the most somber could not help but feel a chill run up their spines.
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE CELEBRATION®!
August 23, 2023 - September 2, 2023
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