Friday, October 2, 2026: gates open at noon, with scheduled entertainment through 10 p.m.

The 27th Hines Farm Hopewell St. Jude Benefit Trail Ride brings together trail riding, live music, food, and fundraising for St. Jude.

Weekend schedule

Friday, October 2: Gates open at noon; 2 Ring Circus, 5–6:30 p.m.; cowboy dinner provided at 6 p.m.; Holy Smokes Duo, 7–10 p.m.

Saturday, October 3: Gate opens at 7 a.m.; trail rides at 8, 9 and 10 a.m.; lunch provided at noon; live auction at 1 p.m., followed by Mexican horse dance; afternoon ride at 3 p.m.; Reese Horton, 4:30–6:30 p.m.; food available for donation at 5:30 p.m.; Tyler Coker and The Night Shift, 7–10 p.m.

Additional activities include horseshoes, wagon rides, a 50/50 cash raffle, a portable barn raffle, St. Jude T-shirt sales, and a silent auction. Bring a lawn chair.

Primitive camping is available Friday through Sunday. Wagons are welcome. Coggins and a waiver are required to ride; the flyer advertises eight miles of trails.

Location: Hines Farm, 2697 Saulsbury Rd, Walnut, Mississippi. All times are Central Time.

Portable building raffle: A 12-by-16 building donated by Fawcett Lumber and Old School Barns. Tickets are $25 each or five for $100; presence is not required to win. These prices are for raffle tickets, not event admission.