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This year’s 14th
annual festival will be held Saturday, June 21, 2008. The day will begin with
1,000 runners taking part in the 13th annual RC-Moon Pie 10 Mile
Run. The grueling course is both a challenge and delight for runners aging from
10 to the over 70’s crowd. The festival continues with games, contests,
cloggers, Country music and bluegrass, and over 50 arts and crafts booths not to
mention the dozens of food booths featuring Southern fares such as Tennessee
Smoked Barbecue, hand squeezed lemonade and deep fried Moon Pies! Pomp and
circumstance reign with the coronation of the King and Queen Coronation. The
2008 Queen is Dr. Phyllis Qualls-Brook, Assistant Commissioner of Tennessee
Community and Industry Relations and the King is actor/director Lane Davies who
will be directing the 1st Annual Tennessee Shakespeare Festival to be
held in Bell Buckle the two weekends following the RC-Moon Pie Festival.
Taking center stage as
always is the wildly popular Synchronized Wading extravaganza, lovingly referred
to as “dry humor on a wet stage”. This year’s performance will be “A
Midsummer’s Nightmare” starring who else but the lovely little Moon Pie and the
charming RC with unfortunate guest appearances by GooGoo Cluster, Coke, as well
as a host of fairies and soldiers. Director and choreographer Carla Webb who is
also known as the First Lady of Bell Buckle says that this year’s Synchronized
Wading performance is one of the best since she began performing in a kiddy pool
over 13 years ago.
The perfect ending to the day is the cutting of the World’s Largest Moon Pie – free dessert for all! In Bell Buckle, when they say “let them eat cake” they really mean it and serve it to you with a gooey smile!
A day of fun for young and old celebrating THREE southern traditions: RC Colas, Moon Pies and Historic Bell Buckle, Tennessee- where we are 100 years behind the times and proud of it!
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RC-Moon Pie Festival ™ 2008 Schedule of Events:
| 7:00 am |
RC-Moon Pie 10 Mile Run ™ |
| 9:00 am |
Art & Craft Fair/Food Court – Open All Day |
| 9:30 am |
Cloggers |
| 10:00 am |
RC-Moon Pie 10 Mile Race ™ Awards |
| 10:30 am-10:55 am |
Bluegrass Express Cloggers |
| 11:00 am |
RC-Moon Pie Recipe Contest |
| 11:30 am-11:55 am |
Southern Country Cloggers |
| 12:00 pm-12:15 pm |
Contests--Family who traveled the Farthest, Oldest Person
Present, Youngest Person Present |
| 12:15 pm |
Synchronized Wading "A Midsummer's Nightmare" |
| 1:00 pm |
Uncle Tom's Band |
| 2:00 pm-2:15 pm |
Coronation and Opening of Olympic Games |
| 2:15 pm-3:45 pm |
People's Bank of Bedford county Games--Moon Pie Toss, RC Dash,
Moon Pie Hoops, Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, Hog Calling Contest |
| 3:45 pm |
King and Queen select Knights. World's Largest Moon Pie Cut &
Served by the King and Queen and Knights of the Moon Pie Round |
| 4:00 pm-until |
Uncle Tom's Band |
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RC Moon Pie Links
2007 RC Moon Pie Review
RC Cola Moon Pie 10 Mile Race Photos
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