Posted 6/13/24

The third Saturday in June is a special time in Bell Buckle, as it holds the country’s biggest celebration of an iconic Southern duo…RC Cola and MoonPies.

The annual RC Cola-MoonPie Festival is hosted by the Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the South’s original fast food, an RC Cola and a MoonPie.

The origins of the combination stem for a request at a Chattanooga Bakery.  The story starts in the 1910s with a Kentucky coal miner. Legend has it the unnamed coal miner asked a Chattanooga Bakery traveling salesman for a snack “as big as the moon” that contained graham crackers and marshmallows. The rest, the bakery says, is history.

The festival now celebrates the iconic duo, and has turned into a huge event.

The 2024 RC Cola-MoonPie Festival is set for this Saturday, June 15th, from 7am until 5pm in downtown Bell Buckle.

For the full lineup and schedule of eactivities, visit the Bell Buckle Chamber of Commerce online.