Coon Dog Day
The 56th Annual Coon Dog Day runs 7am-11pm in downtown Saluda with a 5K race (8am), parade (11am), regional crafts, food vendors, a nighttime…
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Coon Dog Day Kickoff Party
The traditional “Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner” and concert kicks off Coon Dog Day festivities, followed by the inaugural bike ride “Route de Raccoon” (see…
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Freewheeling Bandits
If your festival isn’t branded with a cute, quirky animal, it probably doesn’t have a jacklope’s chance in the rainforest of succeeding. Brevard hosted…
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A New Home for Hounds
With their expressive eyes and big floppy ears, coon dogs have an irresistible way of tugging at the heartstrings. (Anyone who ever cried reading…
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Where the Red Fern Still Grows
Coon Dog Day celebrates its impressive 54th anniversary in Saluda this Saturday, set to draw about 10,000 people and starting with a 5K race…
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Follow the Howls
We love towns with quirky animal festivals. Nothing says “regionalism isn’t dead” quite like a Rattlesnake Roundup (Sweetwater, Texas) or a Fur Rendezvous for…
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