Annual Terrell Heritage
Jubilee 
Heritage Jubilee, held the third weekend
in April at Ben Gill Park, is a fun-filled celebration
for the whole family. Events include a BBQ cook-off,
museum tours, arts & crafts exhibition, carnival,
live music, a quilt show, an auto show, a rodeo,
the Fountain 5K Run, and other special
attractions.
The celebration traces its origins to a livestock show
first held in 1981. In subsequent years the show added
entertainment, games, contests, food. Heritage Jubilee
retains the western flavor of the original livestock
show. Entertainment includes trick ropers, gun fighters,
horses, and a cowboy poet.
 Terrell
Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau
volunteers and staff work with the North East Texas
Fine Art Alliance, Terrell Garden Club, Home Depot,
Poetry 4-H, Terrell Heritage Society, and the City of
Terrell, to put together a full weekend of activities
and entertainment. More than 12,000 visitors attend
the event each year. The Heritage Jubilee is sponsored
this year by Oncor.
Admission to the Heritage Jubilee
is free. There are admission charges for the Carnival
rides and games, the Fountain 5K run participants,
and the Rodeo.
No. 1 British Flying Training School Dinner/Dance
& Fly-In
Dinner/Dance September 17, 2010
Enjoy aperitifs, dining, and dancing to the Heritage Brass
Band’s nostalgic big band sounds of the 40’s,
also featuring the “Andrews Sisters” at BFTS
#1’s Hangar Dance. Tickets are $35 per person.
Reception: 6:30
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Dancing & Entertainment: 7:30 - 10:30
Fly-In September 18, 2010
Saturday’s fly-in begins with a Flag Raising Ceremony,
followed by a Pancake Breakfast with all the trimmings.
Vintage planes begin arriving at 9:00 a.m. Opening ceremonies
and presentation of flags by a Marine Color Guard Detail
begin at noon. Through the day enjoy the planes, parachute
jumps, static plane demonstrations, food, fun, and more!
Adults $5 or $10 per carload.
Flag-raising: 7:15 a.m.
Pancake Breakfast: 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Vintage Aircraft: begin arriving at 9 a.m.
Tom Killebrew Lecture: 10 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies: Noon (includes local, state &
foreign dignitaries, Marine Color Guard)
Honor Ceremony September 19, 2010
Ceremony at Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Terrell to honor
20 BFTS cadets who lost their lives while in training
at BFTS.
Honor Ceremony: 3 p.m.
Antique
Tractor Show
 The
North Texas Antique Tractor and Engine Club
hosts their annual show in Ben Gill Park in June.
Tractors are the main attraction, with
antique models, antique toy tractor pedal models, an antique
tractor "sled pull" and a tractor parade. Water
pumping, wheat threshing, corn grinding, rope making,
and antique tool exhibits demonstrate activities of days
gone by.
Annual July 4th
Fireworks Display
It's a red, white & blue celebration for kids of
all ages.
Cheer for the youngsters putting on their best patriotic
colors for the Tricycle/ Bicycle Decorating Contest
and Parade at Ben Gill Park.
Enjoy your favorite all-American musical selections at
the North East Texas Symphony's Independence Day
Concert, at the Ben Gill Park Pavilion, followed
by fireworks in the park.
The Chamber of Commerce Convention &
Visitors Bureau's annual July 4th Fireworks Display
draws 5,000-6,000 spectators who "ooh" and "aah"
at the fiery show. Don't miss it! Held in dark at Ben Gill
Park.
October brings spooky fun to Terrell with
a haunted house voted the best in the Dallas area.
Haunted Verdun Manor tells the tale
of the twisted Baron Michael Verdun and his vampiric wife,
Lady Cassandra. This unearthly duo hosted fiendish masquerades
and bizarre dinners in their strange house on Voodoo
Bayou.
Now, each fall, the ghosts of the baron and his lady
haunt the remains of their mansion, burned with them inside
it by angry citizens seeking revenge for the unspeakable
horrors visited on their families and friends.
This themed attraction features 30,000 square feet of
horrifyingly real theatrical sets, atmospheric stage lighting,
eerie special effects, and a talented cast of costumed
live actors guaranteed to treat visitors to a frightfully
good time.
Other spine-tingling Thrillvania attractions include
Cassandra's Labyrinth of Terror, Sam Hain's Hayride,
and Granny Lupu's Séance Theatre.
Downtown Terrell welcomes whole families
of spooks and goblins with safe Trick or Treating,
music, contests, and other Halloween favorites.
 Christmas
in Terrell
Celebrate the magic of Christmas with special events
that highlight the holiday season.
Join us for the downtown Christmas Parade, Candlelight
 Tour
of Homes, special holiday shopping events,
and all the glittering lights of the Christmas
season.
Don't miss the holiday musical programs
at area churches and schools.
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When you visit with us in Terrell, plan your stay
around these special events!