Daffodil Day

Saturday, March 16, 2024 10:00am – 4:00pm

Held the third Saturday in March annually. This quaint little festival began in 1978 to celebrate the coming of Spring and the thousands of daffodils that line the roads and farmlands for a six mile stretch of highway leading into Bell Buckle. Local lore says that ol’ Sawney Webb (who founded the renowned Webb School in 1870) began the mass plantings over a hundred years ago as a ‘character-building’ discipline for some of the school’s more challenging students. In the mid-1940’s, a former Webb School janitor named Eugene Brady, Sr. launched an ambitious five-year planting program to further beautify the town.

Now, every March, Bell Buckle bursts into full bloom with a colorful explosion of daffodils, and marks the arrival of spring by inviting everyone to come enjoy a day full of fun, family-friendly activities.

Daffodil Day Flower Show

Great fun for young and old alike.

The show will be held at the Bell Buckle Mini-Banquet Hall 2 next to The Farm Girlz Findery.  Categories range from a Youth Division to Arrangements to Single Stems to a spirited Hometown competition category; over 18 categories in all!  This year there has been a few new categories added. Announcing two new Youth categories:  (1) multiple blooms per stem (up to 10 years of age) and (2) multiple blooms per stem (11 to 18 years of age).  Ribbons are awarded for each category in first, second, and third place. 

The schedule is as follows:

10:00–11:30pm Entries accepted

11:30–12:30 show closed for judging

12:30 Daffodil Show winners announced

 

So get busy perusing your fields of flowers for that perfect little smiling yellow petals for 2024 bragging rights!  Pick your favorite and bring it on down! 

And you know what will really make you smile?  It’s free to enter!  I mean you can’t beat free, can you?!!!