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January
Jan. 19-June 17 - National Museum of Wildlife Art,
Jackson. – Desert Tracks: Wildlife Art from the American Southwest. A
mixed media exhibition including artwork from past and contemporary masters.
Contact National Museum of Wildlife Art. TEL: (307) 733-5771 or http://www.wildlifeart.org
Jan. 19-20 - 6th Annual Casper Mountain Sled Dog Race, Casper. - Contact
Pam Dunn. TEL: (307) 577-7162 or http://www.caniniesforcharity.org
Jan. 20-21- Annual Ice Fishing Derby, Saratoga. - Fishing through the ice
of Saratoga Lake. Cash and merchandise prizes including $1,000 for largest game
fish. Special small fry derby for children. Contact: Carol Sherrod. TEL: (307)
326-8855.
Jan. 26-Feb. 7- International Rocky Mountain Stage Stop Sled Dog Race,
Western Wyoming. - Top mushers and dog teams in world-class competition.
Ten-day stage race begins and ends in Jackson area. Banquets in several western
Wyoming towns. Cultural displays for mushers and fans such as Native American
dancing at Lander stop. Contact: Jackson Hole Iditarod Dog Sled Tours. TEL:
(307) 733-7388.
Feb. 1-19th - Annual Sierra Madre Winter
Carnival, Encampment. - Contact Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce.
TEL: (307) 326-8855 or http://www.trib.com/SPVCC/
Feb. 2-11 - Wild West Winter Carnival, Riverton/Shoshoni/Boysen Reservoir. -
Multi-day event featuring fishing derby, ice-sculpting contest, chariot racing,
tethered balloon rides. Snodeo - rodeo events over snow. Contact: Georgia Davis.
TEL: (307) 856-9755.
Feb. 2-4 - Water Fall Ice Camp Out, Cody. - Top ice climbers take to the
slopes and winter camp for the weekend. Locations southwest of Cody in scenic
Southfork area. Contact: Ken Gasch. TEL: (307) 587-3045.
Feb. 9-18 - Winter Carnival, Jackson. - Inaugural event combining two big
weekends - Cowboy Ski Challenge (ski jouring, dummy roping for little buckaroos)
and annual Shriner’s Cutter Races. Activities include Grand Teton Music
Festival concerts, ice sculpting competition, wacky golf tournament. Contact:
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 733-3316, e-mail at events@jacksonholechamber.com
or http://wwww.jacksonholechamber.com/
Feb. 14-16 - Winter Western Rodeo/Trade Show, Gillette. - Three-day event
at CAM-PLEX indoor pavilion and
convention/trade center. Professional rodeo competition, country music and
family entertainment. Western arts, crafts, merchandise for sale. Contact:
CAM-PLEX Events Center. TEL: (800) 358-1897.
Feb. 10-11- 9th Annual Sagebrush Cowboyography Poetry
Gathering, Sheridan. - "Cowboy Trails & Tales" Contact WYO
Theater. TEL: (307) 672-9083 or www.wyotheater.com
Feb. 16-18 - Annual Chariot Racing, Saratoga. - A two-horse team pulling
chariot and driver at top speed down a quarter-mile straightaway. Two teams
battling per heat. Exciting crowd pleaser where friendly wagering is encouraged.
Proceeds to local service club for charitable distribution. Event also termed
“cutter” racing as it began as an over-snow activity on sled-like
contraptions. Contact: Carol Sherrod. TEL: (307) 326-8855.
Feb. 23-25 - Winterfest, Rawlins. - Craft and antique fair. Indoor
carnival, snow softball tourney. Casino night and snowmobile racing. Contact:
Kathy Hiatt. TEL: (800) 935-4821.
Feb. 24-25 - Buffalo Bill Ski Joring Races, Cody. - Horses, riders and
skiers in a real, western winter run of fun. Spills and chills. Great, family
fun. Contact: Terry Dolan. TEL: (307) 587-2507
Mar. 3-25 - Western Spirit Art Show &
Sale, Cheyenne. - Beautiful works of Western art such
as paintings, bronzes, and watercolors from well known regional artists. Contact
Old West Museum. TEL: (307) 778-3133 or http://www.cheyenne.org
Mar. 3 - State Chariot Racing Championships, Rock Springs. - Contact
Sweetwater County Events Complex. TEL: (307) 352-6789.
Mar. 8-10 – 34th Annual Wyoming State Winter Fair, Lander. - Horse
Show, trade show, crafts, livestock events, dance, Nashville entertainment.
Contact Marlene Young. TEL: (307) 332-4011 or http://www.landerchamber.org
Mar. 9-12 - Celebrity Winter Extravaganza, Jackson. - A benefit for the
Community Entry Services hosted by Connie Stevens. Two days of skiing and tennis
events and nighttime entertainment that benefits programs for adults with
disabilities. Contact TEL: (307) 734-2878 or http://www.jacksonholechamber.com
Mar. 23-25 - Dancing Bear Quilt Retreat, Thermopolis. - Display of quilts
from all over the world. Demonstrations include quilting, fiber carding and
spinning. Contact: Toddi Darlington, Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (800)
786-6772.
Mar. 25-29 - Clean Snowmobile Challenge, Jackson. - Universities from
U.S. and Canada compete in engineering/design aimed at solving noise and air
pollution problems of snowmobiles. Modified machines challenged in a variety of
events. Contact: Lori Fussell. TEL: (307) 733-9745 or email: lmfussell@cs.com
Mar. 30-Apr. 1 - Wyoming Outdoor Sports Show, Casper. - Gathering of
outdoor experts presenting seminars and demonstrations. Fly casting, wildlife
photography, hunting and fishing. Vendors with wide array of camping gear,
mountain bikes, fishing equipment. Contact: Casper Events Center. TEL: (800)
442-2256.
Apr. 1-May 12 - Wyoming Women’s Exhibit,
Worland. - Exhibit of Women’s arts, needlework, quilting and weaving.
Wyoming Women in Public Life 1865-1995 & Women in Math and Science. Contact:
Deborah Reeder TEL: (307) 347-4102 or http://w3.trib.com/~wmuseum/
Apr. 6-8 - Cowboy Songs & Range Ballads, Cody. - One of the original
gatherings of authentic cowboys for songs and poetry. Seminars, western crafts.
Contact: Lillian Turner, Buffalo Bill Historical Center. TEL: (307) 578-4028 or www.bbhc.org
Apr. 21-22 - Northwest College Powwow, Powell. - 7th Annual Powwow. - Gathering
of tribal dancers, singers, and drummers to celebrate this traditional Indian
gathering. Contact Mary Baumann. TEL: (307) 754-6713.
May 4 - Cinco de Mayo, Cheyenne. -
A traditional Mexican celebration of independence with food, fun, dancing and
more. Contact: Wyoming Transportation Museum & Learning Center. TEL: (307)
637-337 or http://www.cheyenne.org/
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo, Powell. - May fest. Cinco de Mayo, Boy Scout
Jamboree, Arbor Day Celebration, and car show. Contact Powell Chamber of
Commerce: TEL: 307-754-3494 or http://www.powellchamber.org/
May 10-13 - Wild West Days, Cody - Bucking horse and bull sales,
top-notch horse sale, western trapping & apparel show. Contact: Pat
McKinney. TEL: (307) 587-4221 or www.codychamber.org
May 12 - Cowboy Poet & Music Festival, Rock Springs. - Sweetwater
County Events Complex. TEL: (307) 352-6789 or http://tourwildwyoming.com/
May 19 - Elk Antler Sale and Auction, Jackson - Annual Boy Scout sale of
antlers collected in the Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge. Contact: Jackson Hole
Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 733-3316 or www.jacksonholechamber.com
May 25-28 - Old West Days, Jackson - 20th Annual Celebration of the Old
West in Jackson Hole. Parade, rodeo, street dance, team penning competition, bed
races, stagecoach rides, and cowboy poetry at the Bar J Chuckwagon. Contact:
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 733-3316 or www.jacksonholechamber.com
May 26-28 - Wyoming State Championship-Old Time Fiddle Contest, Shoshoni - 28th
Annual State Championship-Old Time Fiddle Contest. Contact Shoshoni Chamber of
Commerce. TEL: (307) 876-2389.
May 27-29 - All Girl Rodeo/Spring Fling, Newcastle. - Contact: Newcastle
Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 746-2739 or www.trib.com/newcastle/
June
June/July/August - Kids’ Digs for Dinosaurs, Thermopolis. -
Three weekends (one each month) of field and class activities at Wyoming
Dinosaur Center. Children ages 8 to 12 dig in an active dinosaur quarry.
Contact: Shawna Creamer. TEL: (800) 455-3466.
June/July/August - Cody Night Rodeo, Cody. - Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association sanctioned nightly rodeo performances through end of August at
Stampede Park. Contact Rodeo Ticket Office. TEL: (307) 587-5155.
June - Community Pow Wow Ft. Washakie. - Community Pow Wow. Arapahoe and
Shoshoni Indian Days Pow Wow and Rodeo. TEL: (800) 645-6233 or http://www.wind-river.org/windriverreservation.htm
June 2 - Gems of Wyoming, Casper. - Rock, Gem & Mineral Show, 9 am -
6 pm. Contact Casper Area Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 265-6202 or http://www.casperwyoming.org/chamber/index.html
June 9 - Burns Day, Burns. - An old-fashioned, down home, small town
celebration featuring a parade, bed races and more. Contact Cheyenne Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau. TEL: (307) 778-3133 or http://www.cheyenne.org/
June 9 - Ft. Fetterman Pow Wow Days, Ft. Fetterman. - For more
information contact the Douglas Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 358-2950 or http://www.jackalope.org
June 10-11 - Biggest Little Rodeo in the West, Hulett - Featuring wild
ride, kid’s steer riding, kids calf scramble, bronc riding, bareback riding,
bull riding, bull dogging, calf roping. breakaway roping, team dally
roping,ladies barrel racing, and ladies breakaway. Contact Hulett Chamber of
Commerce. TEL: (307) 467-5430 or www.hulett.org
June 11-July 28 - Bozeman Trail Wagon Train. - A wagon train journey from
Ft. Laramie, Wyo. To Virginia City, Mont. Contact: jmcwilli@wavecom.net or www.bozemantrail.org
June 11-16 - College National Finals Rodeo, Casper. - 52nd Annual CNFR
featuring more than 1,400 of college rodeo’s finest cowgirls and cowboys.
Contact Casper Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (800) 852-1889 or http://www.casperwyoming.org/chamber/index.html
June 15-16 - Brewers Festival, Cheyenne. - 6th Annual Wyoming Brewers
Festival. Contact Cheyenne Area Convention and Vistors Bureau. TEL: (307)
778-3133 or http://www.cheyenne.org
June 15-16 - Jackalope Days, Douglas. - Contact Douglas Chamber of
Commerce. TEL: (307) 358-2950 or http://www.jackalope.org
June 16-17 - Plains Indian Pow Wow, Cody. - 20th Annual Plains Indian Pow
Wow. Indian dancing, crafts and food from Indians of the region. Buffalo Bill
Historical Center. Contact: Emma Hansen. TEL: (307) 578-4051 or http://www.codychamber.org/
June 16-17 - Woodchopper’s Jamboree, Encampment. - Friday night
melodrama and Saturday morning parade. The action includes woodchopping events
including axe throwing, pole throwing, log bucking, axe chopping, team and
two-person cross-cutting and chainsaw contests. A barbecue follows the
woodchopping event. Contact Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce. TEL:
(307) 326-88552 or http://www.trib.com/SPVCC/
June 16-17 - Half-Pint Rodeo (6th Annual), Lyman. - Rodeo for cowboys and
cowgirls ages 12 & under. Shetland pony bronc riding, pig/chicken chase,
mutton busting, goat tying and more. Contact: Kim Harris, TEL: (307) 782-3486.
June 19-25 - Wyoming High School Rodeo Finals, Douglas. - High schoolers
compete for state titles. Douglas Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 358-2950 or www.jackalope.org
June 20-23 - Flaming Gorge Days, Green River. - Concerts, special bull
riding event, pageants. Family entertainment. Contact: Green River Chamber of
Commerce. Tel: (800) 354-6743 or www.grchamber.com/
June 29,30-July 1 - Bozeman Trail Days - Historical tours, programs,
symposium and living history relating to the history of Ft. Phil Kearny, the
Fetterman and Wagon Box Fights, and the Bozeman TRail. Contact Bob Wilson. TEL:
(307) 684-7629 or http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/
July
July 1-4 - 82nd Annual Cody Stampede, Cody. - “Rodeo
Capital of the World” hosts its major annual rodeo event with professional
rodeo competition of the highest order, parades, fireworks and family events.
Contact: (800) 207-0744.
July 4 - Pioneer Days Rodeo, Lander. - The celebration is over 100 years
old and the three-day rodeo is the oldest paid rodeo in the world. The parade
has over 100 entries drawing spectators from around the state. After enjoying
buffalo bar-b-que see the spectacular fireworks display to complete the day.
Contact Lander Chamber of Commerce. Tel: (800) 433-0662 or www.landerchamber.org
July 4-15 - Jubilee Days, Laramie. - PRCA rodeo events, parade, concerts,
fireworks plus much more. Contact Laramie Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307)
745-7339 or http://www.laramie-tourism.org/events/jubilee.html
July 12-15 - Green River Rendezvous Days, Pinedale. - One of the most
accurate re-creations of its kind. Pageant, mountain man gathering, living
history, crafts, buffalo feast. On site of original gatherings of 1830’s.
Contact Museum of the Mountain Man. Laurie Latta. TEL: (307) 367-4101.
July 13-14 - Legend of the Rawhide, Lusk - A folk story that has become a
legend about the Oregon Trail, an Indian maiden, and settlers. Contact TEL:
(800) 227-6336 or http://www.luskwy.com/
July 14-22 - 1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous, Riverton. - Held each year
during the first week of July, on the site of the original 1838 Rendezvous, this
event features a weeklong re-creation of the trappers and traders encampment,
games of skills, food, dancing, and entertainment. Contact: Riverton Chamber of
Commerce. TEL: (800) 325-2732 or www.rivertonchamber.org
July 18 -23 – Gathering of Cowboy Poets, Rawlins. - 7th Annual Carbon
County Gathering of Cowboy Poets. Contact L. B. Brantner. TEL: (307) 324-2251 or
http://www.wyomingcowboypoetry.com/
July 20-29 - Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne. - 105th edition of the
“Daddy of ‘Em All” western celebration. Fast paced professional rodeos,
parades, pancake breakfasts, night shows (Chris LeDoux, Clay Walker, Brook &
Dunn, LeAnn Womack),Indian Village, USAF Thunderbirds Air Show, carnival midway.
Contact Cheyenne Frontier Days. TEL: (800) 227-6336 or www.cfdrodeo.com
July 28-Aug. 5 - Wyoming’s Big Show, Rock Springs - Fun, food and
Wyoming’s best at Wyoming’s Big Show—the Sweetwater County Fair. You’ll
be treated to educational exhibits, intricate handicrafts from talented local
artisans, a diverse selection of delicious foods and great nightly concerts.
Contact Sweetwater County Events Complex. TEL: (307) 352-6789 ext. 200 or www.sweetwaterevents.com
August
Aug. 3-5 - Gift of the Waters Pageant, Thermopolis. -
Shoshone tribe and Thermopolis residents celebrating the tribes gift of the
waters to all the people. Arts and crafts fair, parade, Native American dancing,
ice cream eating contest and more. Contact Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. TEL:
(800) SUN-NSPA.
Aug. 11-18 - Wyoming State Fair, Douglas. - Harkens to the feel of the
old-time fair midways. Professional rodeos, youth events, livestock shows and
free entertainment stages. Contact: Wyoming State Fair. TEL: (307) 358-2398.
Aug. 17-26 - Cutting Horse Classic, Sheridan - (Second Annual). - Held in
real cowboy country. Horses and riders compete to find out who can best divide
and conquer a cow herd selecting animals individually and moving them as
directed. Contact: Rosie Burger. TEL: (307) 672-7600.
Aug. 31-Sept. 1 - Cowboy Days, Evanston & Mountain Man Rendezvous, Ft.
Bridger. - Great western combination of professional rodeo in Evanston and a
return to the mountain man era. Ft. Bridger annually hosts of the largest
rendezvous weekends in the country. Contact: Evanston Chamber of Commerce. TEL:
(800) 328-9708 or www.etownchamber.com
Aug 31–Sept 2 - Lander Jazz Festival, Lander. - Top musicians come to
the Lander area every Labor Day weekend. Enjoy Beale Street Jazz Band with Joyce
Cobb from Memphis, TN; Big Mama Sue from Santa Cruz, CA; Queen City Jazz Band
with Wende Harston from Denver, CO; Wooden Nickel Jass Band from Sacramento, CA;
and Time’s-a-Wastin’ our local college big band. Dance contests, parasol
parades and gospel performances are scheduled. Contact Lander Jazz Festival.
TEL: (800) 433-0662 or www.landerjazz.com
Sept. 1 - 29th Annual Fort Bridger Rendezvous, Ft. Bridger.
- Mountain men and women competitions, Native American
dancing, black powder shoots, Bobby Bridger’s Ballad of the west, music, food
and fun for the whole family. Contact Ft. Bridger Rendezvous Assoc. TEL. (307)
782-3842 or http://spacr.state.wy.us/sphs/bridger.htm
Sept. 7–9 - Wyoming Hunting and Fishing Expo, Casper. - Contact Casper
Area Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (800) 852-1889 or http://www.casperwyoming.org/chamber/index.html
Sept. 7-8, Greek Festival, Cheyenne. - Enjoy the taste of authentic
Gyros, Kalamari, Souvlakia and delicious Greek pastries and Greek dancing and
Tavern. Contact Cheyenne Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. TEL: (307)
778-3133 or http://www.cheyenne.org/
Sept. 7-16 - Fall Arts Festival, Jackson Hole. - Over 30 galleries in the
town of Jackson host exhibits, displays, auctions, art sales, National Museum of
Wildlife Art “Western Visions 2000 Miniature Show”, and the Paul Winter
Consort. Contact the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 733-3316 or www.jacksonholechamber.com
Sept. 14-15 - Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Riverton. - Contact Amanda Willis.
TEL: (307)856-4801.
Sept. 19-22 – 9th Annual Western Design Conference, Cody. - Exhibition,
fashion show and seminars regarding western design in furniture, accessories and
fashion. Contact Cody Chamber of Commerce. TEL: (307) 587-2877 or http://www.codychamber.org/
October
Oct. 20-31 - Haunted Prison, Wyoming Territorial
Park-Laramie. - The prison museum is transformed into a haunted haven with
ghosts and ghouls behind the cell doors. This Laramie location, the only prison
to actually house famed outlaw Butch Cassidy, may very well be haunted by ghosts
of sentences past. Many locals recount hair-raising encounters they swear to be
true. Contact: Milward Simpson. TEL: (800) 845-2287.
Late Oct. - Moonlight Tours of the Old Pen, Wyoming Frontier Prison, Rawlins.
- Night tours through historic prison in conjunction with Halloween.
Costumed volunteers hide and scare tour participants throughout the cell blocks.
Contact: Kathy Hiatt. TEL: (800) 935-4821.
Late Oct. - Trolley Ride Ghost Tours, Cheyenne. - Cheyenne Street Railway
hosts one-and-a-half hour tours including documented ghost stories of Old
Cheyenne downtown and F.E. Warren Air Force Base. Contact Cheyenne Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau. TEL: (800) 426-5009 or www.cheyenne.org
Mid Oct. - Shawn Dubie Memorial Rodeo, Cheyenne. - Three-days of rodeo
(indoor arena) featuring top collegiate talent of the region. Contact: Arlene
Lockwood. TEL: (307) 778-1291.
November
Nov. 1-3 - Season Finale Rodeo, Casper. - Last major
rodeo of the year before National Finals. More than 350 top cowboys and cowgirls
competing. Bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, and
steer wresting are among the events. Event also features competition among top
high school rodeo contestants from Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Colorado. Contact: Casper Events Center. TEL: (800) 442-2256.
Nov. 3-4 - Chariot Racing Invitational, Rock Springs. - A sport born in
western Wyoming, chariot drivers race their teams against one another down a
straightaway. Sprang from ranchers having little to do in winter months. Now a
popular winter activity for families and friends. Contact: Sweetwater Events
Complex. TEL: (307) 352-6789, ext. 201
Nov. 23-24 - Annual Christmas Parade, Cheyenne. - More than 100 lighted
and decorated floats. Santa on hand to light the city Christmas tree. Art &
Crafts show. Family entertainment. Contact: Marie Crader. TEL: (307) 638-0151.
Mid Through Late Dec. - Christmas Light Trolley Tours,
Cheyenne. - Tours of home Christmas lights across the
city and F.E. Warren Air Force Base. Contact: Cheyenne Visitors Bureau. TEL:
(800) 426-5009 or www.cheyenne.org
Mid-Dec. Through March - Grand Teton Music Festival Winter Concert Series,
Teton Village. - Monthly classical music featuring many acclaimed solo and
ensemble artists. Contact: Grand Teton Music Festival Office. TEL: (307)
733-1128 or www.gtmf.org
Ongoing
Early Summer through early Fall - Dig for a Day,
Thermopolis. - Daily activities at Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Participants
see all aspects of dinosaur bone prep from excavating to preparation to
mounting. Expert instruction provided at active dino dig site. Contact: Shawna
Creamer. Tel: (800) 455-3466.
