Mayberry - I Love Lucy Festival events will transport you to the hilariously funny and heartwarming black and white sitcoms, The Andy Griffith and I Love Lucy Show. During our event, you will reminisce about the best moments of your favorite episodes as the family members, tribute artists and actors entertain you.

Our Festival will host family members. including Dixie Griffith, daughter of Andy Griffith and Karen Knotts, daughter of Don Knotts.  Actors who performed on these shows include Keith Thibodeaux who portrayed Little Ricky on I Love Lucy and , Johnny Paul Jason on Andy Griffith Show and Dennis Rush who portrayed Howie Pruitt on the Andy Griffith Show.

Event Schedule

April 11, 2025

10:00 am - Opening Ceremony- Granville Event Center Stage - "A Mayberry Good Morning" Granville Proclamations, Honoring Ken Junkin, Otis Campbell Tribute Artist. Honoring retirement of Bo Pierce, Briscoe Darling, Tribute Artist. Recognition of Fun Girls, Presentation of Granville Mayberry Quilt, Recognition of Aunt Bee's Farmhouse Quilters.

10:00-12:00 pm - Mayberry Author's Showcase at Mayberry Stage selling and autographing books and tapes. Authors: Randy Turner, Russell Estes and Karen Knotts

10:00 am-5:00 pm - "A Walk About Mayberry" Visit the Ten Venues of Historic Granville. Mayberry Lucy Museum, Granville Whiskey Decanter Museum (World's Largest), Pioneer Village (Artisans Demonstrating), Antique Car Museum, Granville Historical Museum, Farm to Table Museum, Barber Shop & Post Office Museum, Tennessee Quilt & Textile Museum, Whistle Stop Saloon & Ice Cream Parlor

10:00 am-4:00 pm - "Take a Little of Mayberry - Lucy Home with You": Craft Booths, Shops & Artisans

11:00 am - "Floyds Two-Chair Barber Shop" performed by Allan Newsome, Randy Harris and Norm Schultz at Daniel Barber Shop.

11:00-2:00 pm - Lunch Served at Aunt Bee's Dining Room at Sutton General Store for "Meat & Three" with dessert and Bluebird Cafe Restaurant Counter at Sutton General Store for sandwiches.

12:00 pm - "Mainstreet in Mayberry" at Mainstreet Stage across from Granville Museum

"Opie Decides to Keep Aunt Bee"

"Nip It, Nip it in the Bud" - Andy & Barney

"Nurse Peg gives Rafe Shot"

"Sew Up Fingers" - Fun Girls, Gomer & Goober

12:00 pm - "Salute to Elvis" presented by Wayne Euliss, Elvis tribute artist, at Granville United Methodist Church-Tickets are $6.00 each and are required. Purchase tickets online at granvilletn.com or call 931-653-4151-Show No. 101

12:00 pm & 2:30 pm - "The Best of the Musical Hillbillies" at Pruett Stage by The Darlings Band performed by One Way Out Bluegrass Band. Charlene portrayed by Christie McClendon and Briscoe portrayed by Bo Pierce.

1:00 pm - "Tribute to Lucy & Desi" presented by Carrie and Jeff Ketterman, tribute artists for Lucy and Desi at Granville Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $6.00 each and are required. Purchase tickets online at granvilletn.com or call 931-653-4151-Show No. 102

1:00 pm - "Granville: Where Quilts Tell the Mayberry Story" at Granville Mercantile across from Sutton Store. Presentation by Aunt Bee, Brenda Curtis and Aunt Bee's Farmhouse Quilters. Join us for a FREE heartwarming storytelling journey into a world where every stitch creates a Mayberry memory. Granville Mayberry Quilt: Each pattern block tells a story of an episode from the Andy Griffith Show. Quilt was made by Aunt Bee's Farmhouse Quilters and will be auctioned at 3:00 pm on Saturday at the Granville Mercantile.

1:00-3:00 pm - Play the I Love Lucy Slot Machine at the I Love Lucy Museum. Five minutes free play. Top score wins a prize each day.

2:00 pm - "Mainstreet in Mayberry" at Mainstreet Stage across from Granville Museum

"Mayor Pike on Main Street"

"Ernest T. Bass Comes to Main Street"

"Barney & The Salt & Pepper Suit" "Sergeant Carter Disciplines Gomer"

2:00 pm - "An Afternoon with Andy & Don's Kids" Randy Turner, noted author of Andy Griffith books, will interview Karen Knotts, Don Knotts' daughter, and Dixie Griffith, Andy Griffith's daughter, at Granville United Methodist Church. Tickets are $6.00 each and reservations are required. Purchase tickets online at granvilletn.com or call 931-653-4151-Show No. 103

2:30 pm - "Memories from Wally's Service Station" by tribute artist Stephen Lish as Goober and Chris Bauman as Gomer at the Gulf Service Station in Pioneer Village.

2:30 pm - "Andy & Floyd meet Lucy & Ricky" - Lucy's Trailer on Lucy Lane at Granville Presbyterian Church 

3:00 pm - "A Visit with Opie's Pals" Children who performed on Lucy and Andy Griffith Shows: Keith Thibodeaux as Little Ricky & Johnny Paul Jason and Dennis Rush as Howie. Interviewed by Allan Newsome at Granville Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $6.00 each and are required. Purchase online at granvilletn.com or call 931-653-4151. Show No. 104

5:30 pm - Mayberry Dinner Theater - "A Plaque for Mayberry" & "Fun Girls" Event 227

7:30 pm - Mayberry Dinner Theater - "A Plaque for Mayberry" & "Fun Girls" Event 228

Date: April 11 - 12, 2025