Western Roundup: September 2021

32nd Annual Fiesta de Septiembre

Wickenburg, AZ, September 4, 2021:

Celebrate Wickenburg’s Hispanic pioneer heritage at this event. Activities include Latin bands, mariachi music and folklorico dancers. An outdoor mercado, food and beverage booths and Kids Zone are features of the festival.

928-684-5479 • WickenburgChamber.com

Art Shows

13th Annual Grand Canyon
Celebration of Art

Grand Canyon, AZ, September 11, 2021-January 17, 2022: “Celebration of Art” is a wonderful tradition at Grand Canyon National Park, providing a vibrant experience for visitors, a venue for artists inspired by the canyon, and a successful fundraiser to benefit a dedicated art venue at the South Rim. 

480-277-0458 • GrandCanyon.org

38th Annual Round-Up
Art Exhibition & Sale

Kerrville, TX, September 23-October 30: This invitational exhibition features over 100 works by leading artists in the Western genre, celebrating them through seminars, a banquet, awards and a reception.

800-658-2548 • MuseumOfWesternArt.com

Heritage Festivals

Elko County Fair

Elko, NV, August 27-September 6: The Elko County Fair has been mixing families and fun for 100 years. New this year is the “Country Showdown,” America’s oldest and biggest talent search for hot new country musicians.

800-248-3556 • ElkoCountyFair.com

Longmire Days

Buffalo, WY, September 2-5: Robert Taylor and actors from the hit series Longmire gather to celebrate cowboy culture and Old West heritage.

307-684-5544 • BuffaloWY.com

Bandera Round-Up

Bandera, TX, September 3-5: Bandera comes alive with music, gunfights, an intertribal powwow, a Wild West show and a mutton-busting rodeo.

830-796-3045 • BanderaCowboyCapital.com

Defeat of Jesse James Days

Northfield, MN, September 8-12: Celebrate the town heroes who stopped the Jesse James Gang during their famous 1876 bank raid.

800-658-2548 • DJJD.org

National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration

Lubbock, TX, September 10-12: Celebrate cowboy culture at one of the West’s biggest chuck wagon cook-offs, plus enjoy cowboy music and poetry.

806-798-7825 • Cowboy.org

Showdown in Tombstone

Tombstone, AZ, September 24-25: The 8th annual Labor Day weekend event offers fun activities and events for the whole family, including continuous entertainment both days. re-enactors, a costume competition, a raffle and much more.

888-457-3929 • TombstoneChamber.com

Powwows

Ogallala Indian Summer Rendezvous

Ogallala, NE, September 16-18: The event honors the colorful heritage of the South Platte River valley with live entertainment, dances, food and crafts.

800-658-4390 •
OgallalaIndianSummerRendezvous.com

Happy Canyon Indian Pageant
& Wild West Show

Pendleton, OR, September 15-18: The outdoor “Pageant of the West” show honors American Indian heritage and the settling of the West.

800-457-6336 • HappyCanyon.com

Rodeos

Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch Rodeo

Amarillo, TX, September 4: The rodeo features the talents of the boys and girls of Cal Farley’s.

800-687-3722 • CalFarley.org

Stockyards Championship Rodeo

Fort Worth, TX, September 3-4 & 10-11 & 17-18: Cheer on rodeo cowboys at the world’s first indoor rodeo, which debuted at the Cowtown Coliseum in 1908.

817-625-1025 • StockyardsRodeo.com

West Texas Fair & Rodeo

Abilene, TX, September 8-18: West Texas cowboys and cowgirls head to this PRCA rodeo that also features a tractor pull and a carnival.

325-677-4376 • TaylorCountyExpoCenter.com

Pendleton Round-Up

Pendleton, OR, September 11-18: The PRCA rodeo includes cowboy concerts, Indian relay races, the Happy Canyon festival and a rodeo parade.

800-457-6336 • PendletonRoundUp.com

Stock Shows & Rodeos

Tri-County Fair & Stampede

Winnemucca, NV, September 2-5: Winnemucca’s 100th Annual Rodeo promises a lot more than eight seconds of excitement. Don’t miss the Western Art Roundup, the Buckaroo Hall of Fame induction and buckaroo poetry readings.

775-623-5071 • LaborDayFair.com

Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials

Meeker, CO, September 8-12: Held since 1987, this sheepdog competition refines the skills required of a dog and rancher to manage a sheep ranch.

970-878-0111 • MeekerSheepdog.com

Hells Canyon Mule Days

Enterprise, OR, September 10-12: This mule show and sale features an Old World oxen living history camp, plus cowboy music, poetry and art.

325-677-4376 • HellsCanyonMuleDays.com

Trade Shows

Texas Gun & Knife Show

Kerrville, TX, September 11-12: New and used guns, knives, gold and silver coins, jewelry, camping gear and military supplies are displayed all under one roof.

830-285-0575 • TexasGunAndKnifeShows.com