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IS IN FULL BLOOM 22ND ANNUAL HISTORIC NOLENSVILLE BUTTERCUP FESTIVAL Spring is in the air, and the annual Buttercup Festival is back for its twenty-second year! This free one-day event that attracts thousands will return on April 10th from 12pm to 6pm in the downtown Historic District of Nolensville. The Buttercup Festival committee chair Debbie Suttmiller said, “we’re excited to again present, for the twenty-second year, this wonderful free festival that the whole family can enjoy.” All the proceeds from the festival are donated to local charities and also supports their scholarship awards. In addition to the one-of-a-kind shops of the Historic District that will offer sales throughout the day, the festival will have over one hundred artisan vendors lined up throughout the downtown Historic District. There will be food trucks with unique offerings and festival food ranging from BBQ, burgers and hot dogs,
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and homemade ice cream. Southern Hospitality Diner will also be open and serve food throughout the day. Live musical entertainment will take place behind the Homeplace Bed & Breakfast, where local musicians will perform throughout the day. The “Miss Buttercup” and “Little Miss Buttercup” Pageants will take place at 1pm behind the Homeplace Bed & Breakfast. Before the pageants begin, two lucky high school seniors will be announced as the latest recipients of the Evelyn Bennett Buttercup Scholarship and presentation of donations to local charities. The festival is for everyone! There is face painting, “Sam the Balloon Man”, Crossroads horseback riding lessons, and Dreams do Come True Princess Parties for the children. This event would not be possible without the local downtown merchants of Nolensville who will run sales and specials during the day: The Painted D r a g o n f l y ,T h e Peacock Lane, The Feed Mill-Amish Goods, The Village Antiques, The Diva Shoppe Boutique, Nolensville Toy Shop, Nellamoon, Nolensville Auto Care, Homeplace Bed and Breakfast, Southern Hospitality Diner. Visit the Nolensville Buttercup Festival Facebook page to learn more about this event.
