Bishop Mule Days
bishop mule day annual festival celebrating mule held bishop california sixday period leading memorial day mule compete event largest nonmotorized parade united state started small show hundred attendee grown bishop largest event attracting many spectator among mule show bishop mule day described granddaddy bob tallman senior announcer bishop mule day year also included art craft show country western musical concert featured musical performer lonestar country star jerrod niemann performed saw covid pandemic ground cancellation deferral annual bishop mule day parade take place saturday morning memorial day parade route run north u route downtown bishop motorized vehicle float allowed entry must either foot use mule horse parade unit including mule pack string commercial pack station government agency including united state forest service national park service mountain warfare training center operated united state marine corp many historic muledrawn horsedrawn vehicle participate although parade unit california unit idaho nevada iowa arizona oregon utah participated grand marshall parade past year included ronald reagan norman livermore event th anniversary twentymule team hauled reproduction train borax wagon two borax wagon water wagon built period several year engels coach shop joliet montana accurately copying original display furnace creek death valley california competitive event take place sixday period tricounty fairground bishop full slate competitive event featured including event barrel racing calf roping steer stopping cow penning flat racing carriage driving activity also range packing dressage team chariot racing mule shoeing contest nearly class packing scramble competitive event unique bishop mule day mule pack string enter arena unloaded untethered rodeo cowboy stampede herd firing blank gunshot event described wild wooly spectacular one hundred horse mule running loose arena team professional backcountry packer compete bragging right team must wrangle mule herd arena pack correctly race around finish line spectator whoop cheer jeer winning team one first reassemble reload pack string lead arena wwwmuledaysorg — bishop mule day official site