Special Events

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.

Halloween Festival and Thrillvania

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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