Have you always wanted to meet the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales? Well, you’re in luck! The massive horses are headed into town this week, during MLB All-Star week! And you don’t wanna miss it! Keep scrolling for all the details about Budweiser’s clydesdales!
Where can I see the Budweiser Clydesdales?
The City of Smyrna posted on Instagram this week:
The Budweiser Clydesdale horses will be in Smyrna, GA on Friday, July 11 and we can’t wait! Wait, what?! You read that right. …Join us on Friday, July 11 as the eight-horse team makes an appearance in downtown Smyrna, GA.
Right now, we only know the general location of the eight-horse team. They’ll be in downtown Smyrna on Friday, July 11 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
*Please be in your spot along the route no later than 3:45 pm.
*Some access to the downtown area via vehicles will end by 3:30 pm.
Here’s what the City of Smyrna has said about where to see the All-Star Delivery from THE CLYDESDALES!
Where: Downtown Smyrna (deliveries in the Market Village)
- The Delivery Parade begins at 4:00 pm (be in your spot no later than 3:45 pm)
- The Team will make several stops along the way. Please stay within the designated pedestrian areas (stay out of the street / the exception is the designated pedestrian area within the Market Village (see map below – Market Village is along W Spring St).
- Expect some traffic delays as the Team makes the deliveries and their way along the parade route.
Get the most up-to-date information on the city’s Instagram: @cityofsmyrnaga!
About the Budweiser Clydesdales
The Budweiser Clydesdales are more than just a marketing ploy. They actually have a long history, dating back to the 1930s.
According to Anheuser-Busch’s website, here’s how the iconic horses came to be:
In April 1933, August A. Busch, Jr. and Adolphus Busch III surprised their father, August A. Busch, Sr., with the gift of a six-horse Clydesdale hitch to commemorate the repeal of Prohibition of beer.
Realizing the marketing potential of a horse-drawn beer wagon, the company also arranged to have a second six-horse Clydesdale hitch sent to New York to mark the event. The Clydesdales drew a crowd of thousands on their way to the Empire State Building. After a small ceremony, a case of Budweiser was presented to former Governor Alfred E. Smith in appreciation of his years of service in the fight against Prohibition.
This hitch continued on a tour of New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, thrilling thousands, before stopping in Washington, D.C., in April 1933 to reenact the delivery of one of the first cases of Budweiser to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Now, the famous horses reside at the Anheuser-Busch breweries in St. Louis. You can learn more about these gentle giants on Anheuser-Busch’s website here!
Don’t miss out on the fun! Head to Smyrna this Friday for a chance to see the Budweiser Clydesdales!