Annual Terrell Heritage Jubilee
Heritage Jubilee, held the third weekend in April at Ben
Gill Park (April 19, 2008), is a fun-filled celebration
for the whole family. Events include
a BBQ cook-off, museum tours, arts & crafts exhibition,
carnival, live music, a quilt show, an auto show,
and other special attractions.
The celebration traces its origins to a livestock show
first held in 1981. In subsequent years the show added
entertainment, games, contests, food. The Heritage
Trail Tour of Homes joined the spring festival
in 1983. Heritage Jubilee retains the western flavor
of the original livestock show. Entertainment includes
trick ropers, gun fighters, horses, and a cowboy poet.

Terrell Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors
Bureau volunteers and staff. work with the Christian
Academy, Poetry 4-H, Terrell Heritage Society, and the
City of Terrell, to put together a full weekend of activities
and entertainment. More than 12,000 visitors attend
the event.
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Heritage
Jubilee Vendor Information
Heritage Jubilee
Vendor Contract
Heritage Jubilee Barbecue
Cook-Off Entry Form
Heritage Jubilee Barbecue Cook-Off Rules
Quilt Show Entry Instructions
Quilt Show Entry Form
Motorcycle Rally Registration
Form
Admission to the Heritage Jubilee
is free.
There is an admission charge for the Carnival rides
and games,
Tour of Homes and Rodeo.
2008
TERRELL HERITAGE JUBILEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, April 14
11:30 AM - Membership Luncheon (reservations
required) - Location TBA - Kick off for Jubilee Week
Wednesday, April 16
5:00 PM to closing - Carnival
Thursday, April 17
5:00 PM to closing Carnival - Family Fun Night
Friday, April 18
4:00 PM to closing - Carnival
7:30 PM - Heritage Jubilee Ranch Rodeo - Wade Arena
(Exit FM 2578 off Hwy. 34 South)
Saturday, April 19
8:00 AM - Registration Motorcycle
Rally - Pavilion
8:15 AM - BBQ Cook Off Cooks Meeting & Breakfast
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Arts/Crafts/Petting Zoo/ /Food
- Health Fair/Business Expo
- Quilt Show/Vendors - Armory
- Friends of the Library Book Sale
- Armory
- Fine Arts Show & Sale - Armory
9:00 AM - Entertainment Stage - Tumblers Gym
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM - Blood Drive
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Zoo Dynamics Royal White Tiger
Exhibit/Frisbee Dogs
10:00 AM - BBQ Showmanship Judging
10:00 AM to closing - Carnival
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Heritage Museum, #1 British Flying
Training School Museum & Rail
Car open for tours
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Gasoline Alley Classic Car and
Truck Show
- Armory Parking Lot
10:30 AM - Entertainment Stage
- Terrell Tigerettes
11:00 AM - Bean Judging
11:00 AM - All Breed Pet Dog Show (open to all breeds)
east of Armory
11:30 AM - Entertainment Stage - Gymkids
12:00 noon - BBQ Chicken Judging
12:00 noon - Motorcycle Show Pavilion
12:00 noon - Entertainment - Tiger Discovery Program
1:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Terrell High School
State Band
& Trash Can Ensemble
1:00 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
1:00 PM - White German Shepherd Dog Show - east of
Armory
1:30 PM - Melodrama - Murder on Pacific -Heritage
Museum, 207 N. Frances
1:30 PM - BBQ Rib Judging
1:30 PM - Motorcycle Games - Pavilion
2:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Wood Intermediate
School Choir
2:30 PM - Entertainment Stage - Furlough Middle
School Choir
2:30 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
3:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Terrell High School
Choir
3:00 PM - BBQ Brisket Judging
3:30 PM - Melodrama - Murder on Pacific -Heritage
Museum, 207 N. Frances
3:45 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
4:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Elmo Blue Band-Rock,
Blues & Americana
4:00 PM - Entertainment - Tiger Discovery Program
4:00 PM - Cobbler Judging
5:30 PM - Entertainment Stage - Wings of Worship
- Contemporary Christian
6:00 PM - BBQ Awards
7:30 PM - Heritage Jubilee Ranch Rodeo - Wade Arena
(Exit FM 2578 off
Hwy. 34 South)
Sunday, April 20
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Arts/Crafts/Petting Zoo/Food
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Quilt Show*/Vendors - Armory
- Friends of the Library Book Sale
- Armory
- Fine Arts Show & Sale
- Armory
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Zoo Dynamics Royal White Tiger
Exhibit/Frisbee Dogs
11:00 AM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
12:00 noon - 4:00 PM - Heritage Museum,
#1 British Flying Training
School Museum & Rail Car
- Open for Tours
12:00 noon to closing - Carnival
12:00 noon -Entertainment - Tiger Discovery Program
12:00 noon - Entertainment Stage - Déjà
vu Band - 50s Rock & Roll
1:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Three Quarter Fast
Jazz Band - Dixieland & Swing
1:00 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Terrell Olympiad - Ages 4-17-
Expo Tent
1:30 PM - Melodrama - Murder on Pacific -Heritage
Museum, 207 N. Frances
2:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Déjà
vu Band - 50s Rock & Roll
2:00 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
3:00 PM - Entertainment Stage - Mary Clemmons
- Contemporary Gospel
3:00 PM - Entertainment - Frisbee Dogs
3:30 PM - Melodrama - Murder on Pacific
-Heritage Museum, 207 N. Frances
3:30 PM - Entertainment Stage - Kickin' Up
Dust Band - Country Gospel
4:00 PM - Entertainment - Tiger Discovery Program

Antique
Tractor Show
The
North Texas Antique Tractor and Engine Club
hosts their annual show in Ben Gill Park in June.
Tractors are the main attraction, with
antique models, antique toy tractor pedal models, an antique
tractor "sled pull" and a tractor parade. Water
pumping, wheat threshing, corn grinding, rope making,
and antique tool exhibits demonstrate activities of days
gone by.

Annual July 4th
Fireworks Display

It's a red, white & blue celebration for kids of
all ages.
Cheer for the youngsters putting on their best patriotic
colors for the Tricycle/ Bicycle Decorating Contest
and Parade at Ben Gill Park.
Enjoy your favorite all-American musical selections at
the North East Texas Symphony's Independence Day
Concert, at the Ben Gill Park Pavilion, followed
by fireworks in the park.
The Chamber of Commerce Convention &
Visitors Bureau's annual July 4th Fireworks Display
draws 5,000-6,000 spectators who "ooh" and "aah"
at the fiery show. Don't miss it! Held in dark at Ben Gill
Park.
October brings spooky fun to Terrell with
a haunted house voted the best in the Dallas area.
Haunted Verdun Manor tells the tale
of the twisted Baron Michael Verdun and his vampiric wife,
Lady Cassandra. This unearthly duo hosted fiendish masquerades
and bizarre dinners in their strange house on Voodoo
Bayou.
Now, each fall, the ghosts of the baron and his lady
haunt the remains of their mansion, burned with them inside
it by angry citizens seeking revenge for the unspeakable
horrors visited on their families and friends.
This themed attraction features 30,000 square feet of
horrifyingly real theatrical sets, atmospheric stage lighting,
eerie special effects, and a talented cast of costumed
live actors guaranteed to treat visitors to a frightfully
good time.
Other spine-tingling Thrillvania attractions include
Cassandra's Labyrinth of Terror, Sam Hain's Hayride,
and Granny Lupu's Séance Theatre.
Downtown Terrell welcomes whole families
of spooks and goblins with safe Trick or Treating,
music, contests, and other Halloween favorites.

Christmas
in Terrell
Celebrate the magic of Christmas with special events
that hightlight the holiday season.
Join us for the downtown Christmas Parade, Candlelight
Tour of Homes, special holiday shopping events,
and all the glittering lights of the Christmas
season.
Visit Santa at the end of the Lighted Christmas
Drive in Ben Gill Park. Don't miss the holiday
musical programs at area churches and schools.
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