Featuring: Farmall Tractors

Photo Credit “Lori Lanier Photography”

The LARGEST Antique Tractor and Engine Show in the Southeastern US!

Home of the Handy Dandy Railroad!

July 2nd – 6th 2024

* Bring Cash on the off chance our card readers don’t work. Our ATM’s are on site in the General store and behind the Information Tower.

WE WILL NOT ALLOW VISITORS TO BRING PERSONAL GOLF CARTS OR UTILITY ATVS THIS YEAR. CAMPERS AND EXHIBITORS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE ENTIRE SHOW WILL BE THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE.

ALL HANDICAP MOBILES ARE ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE EVENT!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND WE’RE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!!

*** REMINDER***

We provided everyone with their camping forms when they checked in for the Threshers. Most had them turned in before they left the park and few didn’t.

Those who didn’t turn in the form, have until JANUARY 31st to turn it in and All sites need to be paid in full By the 31st.
– We will release your spot to those that are on the waiting list if we don’t have your forms and payments. (Same rule as last year.)

** If you don’t have the form anymore, extras can be found on our website under that event tab.

*If you call, please provide us your email or address so we can either Email you the form or mail you the form!
(we no longer fill them out for you over the phone)

our email is: dentonfarmparkoffice@gmail.com

Tractor Ride Information Click HERE

Special Events Daily Including: (subject to change without notice)

• Southeast Old Threshers Queen Pageant  -First day of the show at 7:30 (July 2nd)

• Musical Performances Daily – See entertainment schedule below

• Tractor pulls – Stock pull: July on new track  – Super Pull: July on new track

• Lawnmower pulls-

• Horse Pull –

• Tractor Ride  – July 1st at 9:00am

• Child’s & Adult Pedal Pull – in the pit

• Live Auctions- Tractor Ride Auction:

• Train Rides  – Daily from 10am-5pm

• Petting Zoo and Pony Rides

• Fireworks- July 6th

• Tractor Games- 

• Decorated Golf Cart Parade (on the 4th)

• Helicopter Rides

• Night Train – July 6th after fireworks

Tickets:

Daily Adult- $18.00

Daily Children Under 12- $6.00

Daily Children Under 5- FREE

Gates Open at 8am and close at 8pm

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(Non-Vendors) ALL for sale items MUST be entered into the auction held on July 2nd. No for sale signs are Permitted!

The Antique Consignment Auction is held by Rogers Auctioneers

They will start taking consignments at 10am – 5pm on Tuesday June 27th- July 1st. For questions call (919) 545-0412

Entertainers

June 30th:

July 1st:

July 2nd:

July 3rd:

July 4th:

***** 1/23/24     – From this point and below is currently under review and may change! Please wait for this message to disappear to know if the following rules remain!              Thank you!     -Management

Golf Carts:

• For this event only- Only Campers and Exhibitors are allowed to bring their golf carts and register them for the event! General public will not be allowed to bring one into the park. We also wont be renting golf carts at the park.
• Golf carts are required to be registered by showing drivers license and proof of $50,000 in liability insurance.
• Your name must match the name on the insurance policy (either as the main driver or as user).
• There is a $20.00 per event registration fee or pay $50 for multiple events for the current year.
• Golf Carts will not be allowed on tractor road from 8:00 until 5:00 pm REGARDLESS of handicapped status. Handicapped visitors are allowed to have a pcv, electric scooter or wheelchair at any time and registration is not required.

Camping Rates:

(prices are subject to increase by 2025, a notice will be sent out a year in advance if it does)

*All Reservations Must be Made for at Least 5 nights (event’s duration)*

30 amp site (includes water hookup)- $225.00 (five nights) any additional nights are $45/per night

50 amp site (includes water hookup)- $250.00 (five nights) any additional nights are $50/per night

Primitive Camping (no electric or water hookups)- $15/per night

Click HERE to see camping rules!! Arriving campers will NOT be allowed inside park after dark.

* If you Camped last year your Deadline for renewing is set at January 31st and if you miss the deadline your spot is then released to those on the waiting list!

* We accept rollovers for certain situations, however we only allow 2 rollovers! After that your spot is released and no refund is given! Rollovers to the next year are allowed up to 1 week prior to the event, After that its considered as a no show.

*Cancellation fee – $50.          NO SHOWS =  NO refund = Spot released!       

Please Note

Please print off and Mail in application with a form of payment. If you don’t wish to mail, you can Email us the camping form with a card number or include your phone number to pay over the phone.

** When you are at the ticket gate upon check in, you will be given a form for next years show.
Make sure when you’re renewing for next years event that you please have the form turned in before you leave show grounds with payment; if you wish to save the same spot you have been given.

About The Event

The Southeast Old Threshers Reunion Is the Heart of the Denton FarmPark. The Threshers Reunion is what started this Family owned park back in 1970. Check out the History of how we got started on our History page.

It is held every year on the week of the 4th of July. When you come to this event it’s like stepping back in history. You see old buildings and equipment that’s all running like it did back in its prime. Our buildings like the Plantation, trampling barn, General store with post office attached in the back, shoe shop, gas station, train station, Church, the radio museum, and a few others are restored and brought in from Jackson Hill and the Gristmill was moved here from Gastonia. The other buildings were built here. You can go inside all the buildings and see what it used to look like and you can even buy an old fashioned coke from the general store.

There are cowboys that ride the train to keep the people ”safe” but a bad group of bandits stop the train and try to steal its money and rob the people, but the cowboys don’t even let them on the train.  The cowboys jump off and try to put a stop to the bandits, but the bandits don’t go down without a fight. There is a “shootout” right there beside the train and the cowboys win and get back on the train to safely get the people back to the station without any other holdups. And you can see this show every Hour on the hour.

After the Train ride you can see the parade of power that happens everyday at 4:00 in the center of the park. The parade of power is for tractors and lawnmowers only. We lead the parade with our Steam Tractors and everyone who exhibits a tractor or lawn mower is allowed to jump right in and show off what they brought to the event. We will announce what the tractor or mower is and the name of who owns is to the crowd as they slowly pass by. We well also have a Decorated Golf cart Parade following the Parade of power only on the 4th of July. So make sure those golf carts are well decorated in that red white and blue! Don’t worry if you don’t have one you can rent a golf cart for the day.

Everyday at certain times we have demonstrations all around the park on how things work. The demonstrations include: The sawmill, Corlis engine, Thrashing, bailing & corn shilling with horsepower, machine shop operation, horses on treadmill, Veneer mill, thrashing with steam, steam shovel & steam crane in pit, shingle mill, wood splitter & rock crusher, border collie herding sheep and more. This event is a great learning experience and fun for the entire family. 

Join us for a week of family-friendly fun and entertainment as we celebrate our Annual Event! See thousands of antique tractors, engines, and cars on display! Watch live farming and antique machinery demonstrations! Visit the Heritage Craft Barn for live artistry demonstrations, and shop our NEW Handy Dandy Gift Shop for handmade crafts and gifts! Take a ride on the Handy Dandy Railroad through the park, or get a view from above while taking a helicopter ride! Hundreds of vendors, Southern cooking, and camping available on site!

Tepee located at the plantation

The Denton FarmPark thrives on teaching American History of the old ways no matter what state or what year. The FarmPark family is so excited to welcome Tom Tucker to our special event and we have learned a lot about his ancestors’ way of life. Here is what Tom has to say; ” I am descended from the Piegan clan of the indigenous Blackfoot peoples of northern Montana and of the Canadian Provence of Alberta , I display a typical plains style family tipi and camp. I will be making ‘spirit feathers’ , for the ‘young ones’ , telling the story of the feather , displaying a traditional decorated buffalo skull , a full buffalo hide , and various items of my personal collection of daily items in native life , and challenging the ‘young ones’ in life lessons and education of native culture. I will be actually using ‘buffalo chips’ in my fire to cook my meals .”