What to know before you go to Mule Camp Market in Gainesville, from the organizer’s own pages. Mule Camp Market is run by the Gainesville Jaycees on the Midtown Greenway in Gainesville, held the second weekend in October; they have operated it since 1993.
Dates come live from our calendar; hours, prices and rules are as the organizer last published them. Every fact below was read on the cited official page and checked ; anything we could not read is listed under What We Could Not Confirm instead of guessed.
| What to know | Source |
|---|---|
| Mule Camp Market is run by the Gainesville Jaycees on the Midtown Greenway in Gainesville, held the second weekend in October; they have operated it since 1993. | gainesvillejaycees.org |
| 2026 dates published by the organizer: Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, 2026. | gainesvillejaycees.org |
| Organizer hours: Friday 10AM to 8PM, Saturday 10AM to 8PM; Sunday opens at noon after a non-denominational worship service (the Sunday closing time on the page reads as a typo). | gainesvillejaycees.org |
Next Dates On Our Calendar
No upcoming dates for this festival are on our calendar right now. The organizer's last published dates are in the section below; we add new dates when they are posted.
Dates and Hours
- Festival: Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, 2026. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
- Friday and Saturday: 10AM until 8PM. Sunday vendors reopen at noon after a non-denominational worship service. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
Admission and Tickets
- No admission price is stated on the Jaycees page or the Eventeny listing; the Jaycees list free concerts. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
Parking and Getting There
- Visitors are encouraged to park in the Downtown Gainesville parking decks, and the city runs trolleys to and from Mule Camp. (eventeny.com)
- Eventeny gives the address as Midland Greenway, 422 Banks St, Gainesville, GA 30501 (the Jaycees call it the Midtown Greenway). (eventeny.com)
- Food court: the parking lot at Banks St. and Gordon Ave., adjacent to the Greenway. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
What to Expect
- Craft vendors, many food vendors, a kids-zone, midday community performances Saturday, and a community concert to close the event. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
- The Jaycees say crowds have exceeded 75,000 over the 3-day run. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
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FAQ
When is Mule Camp Market 2026?
Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11, 2026, per the Gainesville Jaycees. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
Where do I park?
The Eventeny listing encourages parking in the Downtown Gainesville decks, with city trolley service. (eventeny.com)
Who runs it?
The Gainesville Jaycees, since 1993. (gainesvillejaycees.org)
What We Could Not Confirm
- Pet, cooler, bag and cash rules for visitors: not on the Jaycees page.
- Admission price: not stated.
- Trolley schedule: not stated.
- Sunday closing time: page text is garbled (’11PM until 4PM’).
How we checked this guide: Dates, hours, admission and parking prices, and access details were verified against the official sources listed below on . Operators change schedules and raise prices without notice, so confirm anything time-sensitive before you drive. The figures in this guide also feed our Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and Family Day-Out Cost Index.
Sources
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