Old Timers Festival

The Old Timers Festival for 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, October 5. We will have the traditional parade on Saturday morning, followed by a full day of fun and entertainment.

  • Theme: A Look Back in Time
  • Parade Grand Marshal: TBD
  • When:  Saturday, October 5, 2019
  • Where:  Veterans Memorial Park,
                       115 Floyd Mayfield Drive


Contact

  1. Old Timers Festival

    Email Old Timers Festival

    Phone: 615-793-3224

  2. A.C. Davis

    Director
    Email
    Phone: 615-793-3224

  3. Felicia Mayes

    Event Coordinator
    Email
    Phone: 615-287-8650

Old Timers Parade

Letter from the Mayor

I want to welcome you with open arms and southern hospitality to the 2019 Old Timers Festival at La Vergne. It has been an annual event for over 35 years. The event starts with an awesome parade through the heart of the city that finishes at Veterans Memorial Park where you will find booths, crafts and local vendors, great food and lots of fun for everyone. It has been a Middle Tennessee tradition for years.

Applications and Registration

The Festival Committee and Parks and Recreation staff are accepting applications for arts and craft vendors, food vendors, sponsors, civic groups and organizations wishing to display items, as well as parade entries. You can find these forms here.

Applications

  1. Arts and Crafts Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  2. Food Vendor Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  3. Civic Groups Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  4. Business Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  5. Sponsorship Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  6. Political Campaign Application - Old Timers' Festival 2019
  7. Parade Application and Rules - Old Timers' Festival 2019

Parade Route Closings and Information

Line-up for the parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. in Bicentennial Park next to City Hall. All floats must be in their place no later than 9 a.m. and participants must be in place by 9:30 a.m. for judging. Place numbers will be given upon parade check-in Saturday morning. The parade route will be City Hall to Veterans Memorial Park.

Beginning at 9:30 a.m., WEST Murfreesboro Road (going toward Nashville) will be closed for the parade. West bound traffic between Veterans Memorial Pkwy (by the post office) and 73rd Avenue (by the library) will be diverted to the East bound side (one lane each direction). Residents of Rutherford Pointe and Pattys Cove area will be allowed to leave on Floyd Mayfield (only toward Sand Hill Road) until the parade is close to Floyd Mayfield and it is no longer safe for traffic. At that time, residents will not be able to leave until the parade is complete. Additionally, traffic will be heavily impacted at the following intersections along Murfreesboro Road: Madison Square/George Chaney, Stones River Road, Floyd Mayfield. Any entries to businesses along the route will also be affected. This traffic impact is only during the parade, not throughout the weekend.

Very Important Persons (VIPs)

On behalf of the citizens of La Vergne, our sincere gratitude goes to the sponsors of Old Timers Festival. Your contributions - whether monetary or in-kind - help provide the majority of funding for this community event. We encourage our community to stop by sponsor booths or to visit them at their businesses to express appreciation for their generous support.

Groups and Vendors
Please welcome the following civic groups, crafters, and food vendors!
(As more vendors register for the parade we will list them below.)

Civic Groups


Crafters


Food