October 2012 Events

Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West.

ADVENTURE:

WALK THROUGH HISTORY

El Paso, TX, October 20: Learn the Wild West history of some of the 60,000 permanent residents on a walk through an 1872 Texas cemetery.
915-842-8200 • ConcordiaCemetery.org

 

ANIMAL ADOPTIONS:

WILD HORSE AND BURRO ADOPTIONS

BIG BOY ART SHOW

Cody, WY, October 1-31: Buffalo Bill Country hosts this Western art show and sale featuring large format (30 inches by 40 inches) artworks.
307-587-3597 • CodyCountryArtLeague.com

COWBOY CROSSINGS

Oklahoma City, OK, October 12-13: Paintings and sculptures by the Cowboy Artists of America, and gear by the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association.
405-478-2250 • NationalCowboyMuseum.org

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AMERICAN WEST

Opens Oct. 27: Roughly 125 years of the American West is captured in this collection of photographs gathered by National Geographic.

Tulsa, OK: 918-596-2700 • Gilcrease.utulsa.edu

Corning, NY: 607-937-5386 • RockwellMuseum.org

Orange, TX: 409-886-2787 • StarkMuseum.org

Jackson, WY: 307-733-5771 • WildlifeArt.org

Cartersville, GA: 770-387-1300 • BoothMuseum.org

Indianapolis, IN: 317-636-9378 • Eiteljorg.org

Great Falls, MT: 406-727-8787 • CMRussell.org

Cody, WY: 307-587-4771 • BBHC.org

Oklahoma City, OK: 405-478-2250 NationalCowboyMuseum.org

Washington, DC: 202-857-7588

Events.NationalGeographic.com

WESTERN HERITAGE ART EXHIBITION AND SALE

Kerrville, TX, Opens Oct. 6: Artwork by more than 40 artists will be featured at this exhibit and sale of Western paintings and bronze sculptures.
830-896-2553 • MuseumOfWesternArt.org

AUCTION:

AMERICAN INDIAN ART AUCTION

Cincinnati, OH, October 5: Bid on items from a collection of Southwestern jewelry, sculptures, masks, beadwork, pottery and Navajo weavings.
513-871-1670 • Cowans.com

FILM FESTIVALS:

LONE PINE FILM FESTIVAL

Lone Pine, CA, October 5-7: Celebrate the 100th birthdays of Universal Pictures, Paramount and Dale Evans, plus tour John Wayne film locations.
760-876-9103 • LonePineFilmFestival.org

SILVER SPUR AWARDS

Sherman Oaks, CA, October 27: The Reel Cowboys organization presents its awards that honor modern-day Western films, TV shows and music.
800-337-7787 • ReelCowboys.org

FUNDRAISER:

A PRAIRIE EXPERIENCE

Goldthwaite, TX, October 13: Dinner honors guests from the Smithsonian Museum to raise support for the Native American Interpretive Center.
325-642-7527 • LegacyPlaza.org

HERITAGE FESTIVALS:

CEDAR LIVESTOCK & HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Cedar City, UT, October 26-28: Celebrates region’s agricultural heritage and cattle and sheep rearing with a dutch oven competition and a sheep parade.
435-586-8132 • CedarLivestockFest.com

CHARLES GOODNIGHT HOUSE GALA DEDICATION

Claude, TX, October 5: Celebration honors the restoration of the 1887 home of the cattle rancher known as the “father of the Texas Panhandle.”
806-226-2187 • ArmstrongCountyMuseum.com

COW THIEVES AND OUTLAWS REUNION

Bartlesville, OK, October 6: This outdoor party at Clyde Lake features Bluegrass music and a fundraiser dinner and Western art sale to support the Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Refuge.
918-336-0307 • Woolaroc.org

LINCOLN COUNTY COWBOY SYMPOSIUM

Ruidoso Downs, NM, October 12-14: World Championship Chuckwagon Competition also offers cowboy storytellers and Western swing dancing.
575-378-4431 • CowboySymposium.org

LLANO RIVER CHUCKWAGON COOK-OFF

Llano, TX, October 19-21: Traditional chuckwagon cook-off on the banks of the Llano River, plus a heritage festival, live music and cowboy church.
325-247-5354 • LlanoChuckwagonCookOff.com

HELLDORADO DAYS

Tombstone, AZ, October 19-21: Tombstone’s oldest festival venerates the 1880s lifestyle with gunfight re-enactments, music, dancing and a parade.
520-457-9062 • TombstoneVigilantes.com

REX ALLEN DAYS

Willcox, AZ, October 5-7: The singing cowboy’s hometown rodeo, with a parade, tractor pulls, carnival and concert by Rex Allen Jr. and sons.
800-200-2272 • RexAllenDays.org

SOUTHEASTERN COWBOY FESTIVAL& SYMPOSIUM

Cartersville, GA, October 25-28: Western art history lectures and workshop, plus an exhibit of John and Terri Kelly Moyers’s artworks.
770-387-1300 • BoothMuseum.org

WILD WESTERN FESTIVAL

Glendale, AZ, October 19-21: Wild West stunt performers, live music, movie stars, artisans, chuckwagons, kids korral and much more.
623-521-3856 WildWesternFestival.com

MUSIC & POETRY:

DURANGO COWBOY POETRY GATHERING

Durango, CO, October 4-7: Mingle with cowboy poets on a train trip and trail ride, plus hear headliner singer-poet Ian Tyson.
970-749-2995 • DurangoCowboyPoetryGathering.org

NEBRASKA COWBOY POETRY GATHERING & OLD WEST DAYS

Valentine, NE, October 4-7: Listen to old-time cowboy stories shared through poetry and music sessions. 800-658-4024  NebraskaCowboyPoetryGathering.com

RED STEAGALL COWBOY GATHERING

Fort Worth, TX, October 26-28: Western swing and cowboy poetry, chuckwagon cook-off and rodeo in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. 888-269-8696
RedSteagallCowboyGathering.com

HEBER VALLEY COWBOY POETRY GATHERING & BUCKAROO FAIR

Heber City, UT, Oct. 31-Nov. 4: Waddie Mitchell hosts this cowboy culture gala filled with music and poetry, traders camp, art rodeo and more.
435-654-3666 • HVCPG.com

RE-ENACTMENTS:

FALL TRADERS ENCAMPMENT

Bartlesville, OK, October 5-6: An 1820s-40s Mountain Man encampment that features fur trade demonstrations and period wares.
918-336-0307 • Woolaroc.org

DALTON DEFENDERS DAYS

Coffeyville, KS, October 5-7: Re-enacts the 1892 bank robbery that ended with the deaths of four members of the outlaw Dalton Gang.
620-251-2550 • CoffeyvilleChamber.org

RODEO:

INDUSTRY HILLS PRO RODEO

City of Industry, CA, October 13-14: Charity rodeo includes steer wrestling and bull riding, also a rodeo dance and a cowgirl drill team act.
626-961-6892 • IndustryHillsProRodeo.org

TRADE SHOW:

TEXAS GUN COLLECTORS SHOW

Fort Worth, TX, October 19-21: A showcase of historical and modern firearms and edged weapons at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
210-323-9519 • TexasGunCollectorsShow.com