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Mule Camp Market Mule Camp Market began years back as a farmerโ€™s curb market near the downtown square, organized by James Mathis, Sr. of Home Federal Bank.

2026 Mule Camp Market

Gainesville, Georgia

Thursday October 8th: Vendor Check-In and Setup from 4pm until 10pm

Market Hours
Friday, October 9th: 10am-8pm
Saturday, October 10th: 10am until 8pm
Sunday, October 11th: 11am until 4p This market evolved into the Corn Tassel Festival, which was a fall festival with local craft exhibitors. About 1993, the Gainesville Jaycees began running the festival and changed the name to Mule Camp Market. In the short period of time since then the Jaycees have brought the Market from a local event to a regional fall festival with crowds of 75,000 for the annual 3-day weekend held the second weekend in October every year. The Jaycees also sponsor a carnival that is held in conjunction with Mule Camp every year. With craft vendors from all parts of the U.S., and top quality country and Blue Grass entertainment, the Jaycees have turned the Market into the single largest annual event hosted in Hall County. The City of Gainesville or Mule Camp Springs as it was once known, hosts this rich Appalachian festival at the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains. This festival showcases various mountain arts and crafts. The family can enjoy mule rides, live music, and great food, while the kids enjoy the petting zoo and many other activities. The City of Gainesville and Hall County welcomed the world in 1996 as a host of the Centennial Olympic Games. Lake Lanier was the site of the Kayak and Rowing events, and our area became known as the "Hospitality Capital of the World". Once again, the community and the Gainesville Jaycees wish to show you our hospitality by inviting you to the Mule Camp Market Festival on the Downtown Square in Gainesville.

10/09/2026

Dear Vendors and attendees of Mule camp,

Due to the current weather forecast and in coordination with local emergency services, we have made the decision to close Mule Camp Market on Saturday October 10th. The safety of our guests, vendors, and volunteers is our top priority and we feel it is in the best interest of everyone to make this decision.

We plan on reopening Mule camp Market for everyone on Sunday the 11th, and we will extend the hours to compensate for not being open on Saturday. The hours for Sunday will now be 10am to 7pm as it seems the weather will pass by then.

We want to extend our apologies for this news, but the weather is one thing that is out of our control. We look forward to having a great day today with lots of guest coming through, and then again on Sunday.

For any questions reach out to our director Will Barton.

Thanks

MULE CAMP HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED!
10/09/2026

MULE CAMP HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED!

10/09/2026

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ (๐๐Ž๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐‚๐“. ๐Ÿ—) | ๐€๐ฌ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ—, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ. Based on the current weather forecast for Gainesville-Hall County โ€” a high wind warning ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ flood watch โ€” the City cannot guarantee safe transport, for riders or drivers, during these hazardous weather conditions. Additionally, should conditions deteriorate to a degree unfit for vehicle operation, the City cannot guarantee uninterrupted or continued service for the hours previously advertised. At the time of this update, Mule Camp Market attendees can count on Mule Camp Trolley service until 10:30 p.m. Oct. 9; and from noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. For future updates regarding the Mule Camp Trolley, please "Like" and follow this page or visit gainesville.org. โ€ผ๏ธ

# # #

It's Mule Camp Market week ๐Ÿซ, an annual autumn tradition hosted by The Gainesville Jaycees and partially sponsored by the City of Gainesville, Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/share/19S326Zo3a/

If attending Mule Camp this weekend, Oct. 9-11, find ample (and shaded) parking at the following Downtown Gainesville parking decks, both FREE, then hop aboard the complimentary Gainesville Trolley to the Midland Greenway:

๐Ÿ“ Main Street Parking Deck, 301 Main St. SW
๐Ÿ“ Gainesville North Parking Deck, 100 Brenau Ave. NW

For all other Mule Camp details, be sure to "Like" and follow the Gainesville Jaycees and Mule Camp Market pages or visit the official event webpage: https://www.gainesvillejaycees.org/projects/mule-camp/

10/08/2026

๐Ÿšจ Mule Camp Weather Update:

Our team is continuing to evaluate the weather for this weekend. We should have a better idea for the path of the storm and its impacts to our area by Thursday at 8pm. VENDORS - PLEASE READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH

Here's the latest:

Friday: Weather looks great, no concerns

Saturday: Scattered Storms in the morning/scattered showers in the afternoon. Our main concern is the sustained winds/gusts. Our team will be walking around Camp on Friday making sure that vendor tents are secured.

Sunday: Scattered Showers in the morning, clears up throughout the day.

As a reminder, we do not dictate when a vendor is or isn't open. We are planning to open up the greenway after 9pm on Friday to allow vendors who want to pack up their stuff before Saturday the opportunity to do so. That same opportunity will be presented on Sunday morning at 9am for those vendors to set back up. Depending on how Saturday turns out, we may extend the festival hours on Sunday.

Come see The Connor Lawley Band on Friday at 7:30! They will be playing at the Midland Greenway Amphitheater! Opener goe...
10/08/2026

Come see The Connor Lawley Band on Friday at 7:30! They will be playing at the Midland Greenway Amphitheater!

Opener goes on at 6:30pm, with students from the school of rock playing before that!

Details on Saturday's entertainment still to come!

10/07/2026

We're keeping a close eye on the weather forecast this week as things continue to develop. Here's where we stand:

Friday is looking great.

Saturday may see some scattered showers rolling through in the afternoon, so we're monitoring it closely. If conditions call for it, we may adjust the festival schedule, but as of now, we're planning to keep things rolling on as scheduled.

Expect a final decision for Saturday to be made by Friday at 6pm, if you do not hear from us, then the schedule is unchanged.

Sunday could see some scattered storms early in the day, but we're expecting things to clear up as the day goes on.

A quick reminder โ€” make sure your tents, canopies, and gear are properly secured and staked down. The forecast is calling for wind gusts on Saturday.

We'll continue providing updates throughout the week as the forecast becomes clearer.

Thank you for participating in Mule Camp!

Come build your own custom hat!
10/06/2026

Come build your own custom hat!

๐ŸŽ‰ Weโ€™re super excited to be back at Mule Camp Market for our 4th year! ๐ŸŽ‰

Weโ€™ll be in the same spot as always, ready to help you create your next favorite custom hat. Come see us October 9โ€“11 in Gainesville, Georgia!

Pick your hat, choose your patch, and make it yours. We canโ€™t wait to see all our Mule Camp friends again! ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿงข

Mule Camp Market

Get a head start on holiday shopping at Mule Camp this weekend! ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Handmade crafts, art, jewelry, home goods and more fr...
10/06/2026

Get a head start on holiday shopping at Mule Camp this weekend! ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Handmade crafts, art, jewelry, home goods and more from local and regional vendors. Every purchase supports a small business.
Fri 10โ€“8 ยท Sat 10โ€“8 ยท Sun 11โ€“4
๐Ÿ“ Midland Greenway, 682 Grove St, Gainesville ยท Free admission

๐Ÿ‚ Mark your calendars: Mule Camp Market is THIS Friday through Sunday!Fri, Oct 9: 10amโ€“8pmSat, Oct 10: 10amโ€“8pmSun, Oct ...
10/06/2026

๐Ÿ‚ Mark your calendars: Mule Camp Market is THIS Friday through Sunday!

Fri, Oct 9: 10amโ€“8pm
Sat, Oct 10: 10amโ€“8pm
Sun, Oct 11: 11amโ€“4pm

๐Ÿ“ Midtown Greenway, 422 Banks St, Gainesville
Local artists and makers, a food court, live music, and kids' activities.

Free to get in!

10/01/2026

โ€ผ๏ธ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ (๐๐Ž๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐‚๐“. ๐Ÿ—) | ๐€๐ฌ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”.๐’. ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ—, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ. Based on the current weather forecast for Gainesville-Hall County โ€” a high wind warning ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ flood watch โ€” the City cannot guarantee safe transport, for riders or drivers, during these hazardous weather conditions. Additionally, should conditions deteriorate to a degree unfit for vehicle operation, the City cannot guarantee uninterrupted or continued service for the hours previously advertised. At the time of this update, Mule Camp Market attendees can count on Mule Camp Trolley service until 10:30 p.m. Oct. 9; and from noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. For future updates regarding the Mule Camp Trolley, please "Like" and follow this page or visit gainesville.org. โ€ผ๏ธ

# # #

Mule Camp Market ๐Ÿซ, an annual autumn tradition hosted by The Gainesville Jaycees and partially sponsored by the City of Gainesville, Georgia, is just around the corner: https://www.facebook.com/share/19S326Zo3a/

If attending Mule Camp Oct. 9-11, find ample (and shaded) parking at the following Downtown Gainesville parking decks, both FREE, then hop aboard the complimentary Gainesville Trolley to the Midland Greenway:

๐Ÿ“ Main Street Parking Deck, 301 Main St. SW
๐Ÿ“ Gainesville North Parking Deck, 100 Brenau Ave. NW

For all other Mule Camp details, be sure to "Like" and follow the Gainesville Jaycees and Mule Camp Market pages or visit the official event webpage: https://www.gainesvillejaycees.org/projects/mule-camp/

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Midland Greenway
Gainesville, GA
30501

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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