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3rd Annual Mesquite Ranch Rodeo & Dance
Adkins, TX
Mesquite Hall & Arena
7/19/2008 to 0/0/0
phone: 210-855-3442
website:
e-mail: conleej@peoplepc..com
3rd Annual Ranch Rodeo - Sponsored by the Mesquite Traildrivers, Adkins TX. Team Events include: Steer Tying, Shovel Race, Calf Branding, Wild Horse Saddling, Steer Loading and Wild Cow Milking. 6:30pm - 8:30 pm Dance 9pm-1am
JAX Farm and Ranch Celebrates National Day of the American Cowboy
Fort Collins, CO
JAX Farm and Ranch, 1000 N Hwy 287
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 970-484-2221
website: jaxfarmandranch.com
e-mail:
Entertainment and activities, training sessions and clinics, and much more.
Day of the Cowboy -Texas Style from Cowtown
Fort Worth, TX
Exchange Building, Historic Ft. Worth Stockyards
7/27/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 817-597-6464
website: cowtownopry.org
e-mail:
Fort Worth pays special tribute to cowboys who made Cowtown what it is today. Come celebrate the cowboy on July 27 at 2:00 PM.
Spear-O-Wigwam’s 4th Annual National Day of the American Cowboy
Sheridan, WY
Spear-O-Wigwam Guest Ranch
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 888-818-3833
website: spear-o-wigwam.com
e-mail:
A Texas Hold’Em Card Tournament, barbeque, dancing, rodeo games, trail rides, roping lessons, and more.
Round-Up in the Blue Ridge
Marshall, NC
Madison County Fairgrounds
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 828-552-9104
website: cowboyministry.com
e-mail:
Event details will be listed on the cowboyministry.com website as they become available.
Ranger Doug's National Day of the American Cowboy
Ramona, CA
Ranger Doug's Shootists' Emporium
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 760-789-4867
website: rangerdougs.com
e-mail:
A celebration of the American cowboy with re-enactments, poets, vendors, and more. At least one cowboy firearm will be given away.
Celebrating Our National Day of the American Cowboy
Oklahoma City, OK
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 405-478-2250
website: nationalcowboymuseum.org
e-mail:
Expect a few added treats as America's premier Western Heritage Museum marks the National Day of the American Cowboy.
Meeteetse Celebrates National Day of the American Cowboy
Meeteetse, WY
Meeteetse Rodeo Grounds & Oasis Motel
7/19/2008 to 0/0/0
phone: 307-868-9255
website: oasismotelwyoming.com
e-mail:
A ranch rodeo and free BBQ followed by music from Cooper and the Crowd Thinners. Guest speaker: Clay Gibbons
National Day of the American Cowboy - Okeechobee, FL
Okeechobee, FL
Okeechobee Agri Center
7/21/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 863-763-1666
website: co.okeechobee.fl.us/Agri-Civic-Center/index
e-mail: mattpearce@embarqmail.com
This will be Okeechobee's 2nd Annual celebration of the National Day of the American Cowboy. There will be a 100+ head Cattle Drive of Native Florida Cracker Cattle, Seminole Indians, authentic Ranch Rodeo, BBQ contest, Western art, poets, cow whip popping contest and many other fun events.
Calaveras Arts MUSIC IN THE PARKS Celebrates National Day of the American Cowboy
Angels Camp, CA
Greenhorn Creek Park
7/9/2008 to 0/0/0
phone: 209-754-1774
website: calaverasarts.org
e-mail: mjgenochio@wildblue.net
The Calaveras County Arts Council welcomes the STARDUST COWBOYS for a FREE Concert in the park to celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy Wednesday on 6:30-8PM. The Stardust Cowboys play Cowboy & Western Swing music featuring Hall of Fame twin fiddlers taking you back to the days of hometown hoedowns. Your toes will be tapping along to original & old time traditional western tunes with this 8-piece band of musicians. Bring the family and a picnic or enjoy the local vendors while you turn back the clock to the days of the American Cowboy. www.stardustcowboys.com
Nebraska Sandhills National Day of the American Cowboy
Ainsowrth, NE
Daniel's Event Center
4/4/2008 to 7/21/2008
phone: 402-387-2740
website: ainsworthchamber.com
e-mail: chamber@threeriver.net
A Sandhills celebration starting Friday night with a burger contest, food and music at the Elks Lodge. Saturday morn begins with a parade downtown. At the Daniel's Manufacturing Event Center enjoy vendors, food, equine classes, skillet toss, sanctioned Cow Chip Throw, Rodeo Queens, Buffalo Bill, Cowboy Poets, kids games and petting zoo, "Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame" induction AND Jim Rice and the Final Round Band-stage show and dance. Sunday activities are scheduled at Johnstown, NE beginning the day with a Trail Ride. A Ranch Rodeo is the afternoon activity.
National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration
Cimarron, NM
R.W. Hampton's Clearview Ranch
7/25/2008 to 7/30/2008
phone: 800-392-0822
website: rwhampton.com
e-mail: info@rwhampton.com
July 25 - 30
National Day of the Cowboy Celebration
Don't just sit there! Be a part of the action in Colfax County for week of the National Day of the Cowboy! Ride with R.W. Hampton in a 5 - day "Practical Horsemanship" horse training clinic with nationally recognized clinician, Kerry Kuhn. Combining practical application in real life situations Kerry will cover a variety of horse training subjects from problem solving, colt starting and trail-riding to cattle work. Kerry's specialty is building a better working relationship with your horse, no matter what your discipline or experience level.
Spaces for the clinic will be limited and all of the riders will be grouped according to their level of experience, the age or training level of the horse, and what the participant(s) want to work on, thus ensuring private attention for everyone involved.
Guests & participants can join R.W. and Kerry on various trail rides, including riding on the historic CS Cattle Co., and along the Santa Fe Trail. They can visit local museums and tour the historic ruins of Fort Union, and join in other non-horseback related games and activities with the family and other guests like canoe races, campfire sing-along, and a concert under the stars.
6 Days and 5 Nights
$1250 per rider/ $1550 if needing horse rental/ non-riders $800
MoSeif Trading Company celebrates the National Day of the American Cowboy
Shepherdsville, KY
Awesome Market, I-65, Exit 116
7/26/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: (270) 862-3507
website: www.moseif.com
e-mail: moseif@comcast.net
Special savings on Western Home Decor (log furniture, mexican pine furniture, bathroom accessories, cowboy dishware, western jewelry, rustic fountains, western rugs - everything to decorate your home. Special vendors include: new artist painting your own horse picture on your choice of items: horseshair bracelets, necklaces and earrings from your own horse's hair; custom barnwood signs. DOOR PRIZES, FREE DRAWINGS, DISCOUNTS, AND SPECIAL GIFT TO FIRST 50 CUSTOMERS. COME JOIN US AND CELEBRATE THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY!
4th Annual National Day Of The American Cowboy
Lakeside, CA
JC Feed & Supply
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 619-561-0433
website: jcfeedandsupply.com
e-mail: emoran@cox.net
This year’s theme is “Taming the Wild West”. There will be Movie Stars, live music, a silent auction, a raffle, lots of food, kid and adult games, vendor booths, era dressed people, skit competitions and our 1st annual “Taming the Wild West Dance.”
Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:00am – 11:00pm
Don’t miss out on all the fun!
Event Contacts: Jodi Davis 619-390-5176
Cowboy Trade Days
Pryor, OK
Whitaker Park
7/26/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 800-825-4373
website:
e-mail: lkpace@sbcglobal.net
Two day event: Traders from 10-15 states selling only Cowboy stuff, music, great food, rides, etc. Event Coordinator Ivan Pace
Chama Cowboy Days
Chama, NM
Chama Rodeo Grounds, High Country Restaurant, et al.
7/25/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 575-756-1085
website: chamacowboydays.com
e-mail: bill@chamacowboydays.com
Chama Cowboy Days - Celebrating the Cowboy Culture. Join us on July 25th-27th, 2008 to celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy. Events will include: Cowboy Open Poetry Competition, Cowboy Music, Ranch Rodeo Competition, BBQ, special viewing of the movie 'Gathering Remnants' by Kendall Nelson, a host of cowboy musicians, a dance, cowboy church, and a special train ride by the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad on Sunday entitled 'The Great Train Robbery'. More events to be listed as they are finalized.
We hope to see you in Chama for this great celebration!
Fort Worth Stockyards National Day of The American Cowboy
Fort Worth, TX
Stockyards National Historic District
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: (817)625-9715
website: fortworthstockyards.org
e-mail: nparish@stockyardsstation.com
Join the Fort Worth Stockyards for the biggest and best day-long celebration of the American Cowboy in the Historic Stockyards! Festive Cowboy Celebration Parade, rib-eating and watermelon-eating contests, stagecoach rides,Fort Worth Herd Cattle Drive, best mustache contest, most worn-out boot contest, Cowboy Karaoke, Dancing, Pawnee Bill Wild West Show, Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Coloring Contest, Stockyards Championship Rodeo and so much more!
National Day of the American Cowboy in Hopkins County
Sulphur Springs, TX
parking lot of MF Western Products, I-30 access road
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 903-885-3111
website:
e-mail: enolagay@ksstradio.net
free cowboy breakfast, Butterfield stagecoach rides, horseback and trick roping demonstrations, photo ops with chuckwagon, Texas longhorn and Indian pony, live western/cowboy music and poetry, displays of cowboy artists and authors.
HATS OFF TO THE AMERICAN COWBOY, FRONTIER TIMES MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN COWBOY
Bandera, TX
Lawn of the Banera County Courthouse and the Frontier Times Museum
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 830-796-7784
website: frontiertimesmuseum.com
e-mail: pat_harrison@sbcglobal.net
Cowboy music, Reinactors, chuck wagon cooking, horseshoeing, Indian tepees, antique rifles, tomahawks, hoss wash. Childrens cowboy dress up, roping, stick horse racing, face painting.
Champion rodeo cowboys and chuck wagon dinner
Durango Cowboy Gathering
Durango, CO
Santa Rita Ranch
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 970-749-2995
website: durangocowboygathering.org
e-mail: lindamannix@durango.net
Round up and calf branding of Santa Rita Ranch's registered herd of Texas Longhorns. Followed by barbecue, cowboy poetry and music by some of the featured performers of the Durango Cowboy Gathering.
Art Spur at the BAR-D Ranch
Internationally, CA
CowboyPoetry.com
6/16/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone:
website: cowboypoetry.com
e-mail: editor@cowboypoetry.com
Poets are invited to let an example of Western art spur their imaginations in a special National Day of the Cowboy "Art Spur" competition.
2nd Annual Cowboy Days Swap N Shop
Danville, AR
Yell County Fairgrounds
7/25/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 1-479-495-7100
website: cowboyswapnshop.com
e-mail: mikki@arkwest.com
Family Entertainment, Free public admission, Cowboy Church Services, Western vendors, Rodeo Queen's Contest, Ranch Horse Competition, Horse Trainer's Challenge and Horse Sale.
Cowboy Church and Chuck Wagon Dinner
Rising Sun, MD
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
7/27/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 410-287-2794
website:
e-mail: vls1934@yahoo.com
Cowboy Church Event followed by fellowship chuck wagon lunch and entertainment by cowboy singer and poet Vernon Schmid
Old Prairie Town’s Day of the American Cowboy
Topeka, KS
Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 785-368-2437
website: topeka.org/parksrec
e-mail: JBell@topeka.org
Dust off your boots, shine up your spurs and come celebrate National Day of the American Cowboy, Saturday, July 26th from 6-9p.m. at Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site. Discover the rich heritage of the American Cowboy and the western way of life. Live entertainment, demonstrations and activities for children make this a fun family event.
3rd annual Shootout on Whiskey Row
Prescott, AZ
Montezuma Ave. (Downtown Whiskey Row)
7/26/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 928-771-2161
website: prescottregulators.org
e-mail: gmmanzer@cableone.net
Relive Prescott, Arizona's Wild West Glory Days!
Take a step back in time, put on your Western duds and experience Prescott’s Western heritage during the 3rd Annual Shootout On Whiskey Row. The Prescott Regulators and Their Shady Ladies will host this gathering of award-winning Western re-enactor groups who will perform historic skits and gunfights on Whiskey Row in competition nearly a $1000. in cash prizes. Participants come from all over Arizona and other Southwestern States.
Enter the largest period costume contest in Arizona, which requires authentic 1800s clothing or shop the many vendors of period items. Fundraising activities will include the sales of commemorative T-shirts and tote bags, plus raffle prizes. Young buckaroos can try their luck at calf ropin’ and stick horse racin’.
There is no admission fee to attend this event which celebrates the National Day of the Cowboy on Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The city’s Mayor will lead the commencement ceremony.
As a non-profit organization, The Prescott Regulators and Their Shady Ladies raise money for local charities and non-profit service organizations while preserving Prescott’s Western heritage. A portion of the proceeds and donations from this event will be presented to
Yavapai Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Contact information:
George Ranz, 928-771-2161
www.prescottregulators.org
2008 ARIZONA TERRITORIAL ROUND-UP
Phoenix, AZ
Ben Avery Shooting Facility
4/11/2008 to 4/13/2008
phone: 602-973-3434
website: www.acsainc.com/
e-mail: kbrand@cox.net
Arizona Cowboy Shooters Association Inc. present the 2008 Arizona Territorial Round-up.
Cowboy Action Shooting at it's finest. Three days of root toot'n fun shoot'n
National Day of the American Cowboy
Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
7/26/2008 to 7/26/2008
phone: 307.587.4771
website: bbhc.org
e-mail: margueriteh@bbhc.org
Come celebrate National Day of the American Cowboy at one of the premier museums of the American West: the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Join us for rodeo cowboys and clowns, kids rodeo, cowboy poetry and song, cowboy gear demonstrations, ranch culture highlights, gallery presentations and much, much more. For more information, see our Web site at www.bbhc.org or call 307.587.4771.
Route 66 National Day of the American Cowboy
Bristow, OK
Bristow City Park
7/26/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: (918) 367-6762
website: coalitionofchristiancowboys.com/
e-mail: jeanne.parks@sbcglobal.net
"All cowboy" parade at 10 am on Main Street (no motorized vehicles allowed. dress code: no t-shirts,or tennis shoes or ball caps, western attire ONLY) followed by the celebration in the City Park, which includes chuck wagon food, western artisan vendors, cowboy poets, and evening concert in the beautiful historic amphitheater. Vendors remain till Sunday, with Cowboy Church under the big tent on Sunday morning. Sponsored by the Coalition of Christian Cowboys, Inc. Mike Newell, President
First American Cowboy & Vaquero Days, Valencia Co. New Mexico
Belen, NM
Valencia County Fair Grounds
7/26/2008 to 7/27/2008
phone: 505 550-7569
website:
e-mail: rehtaf1@lycos.com
An annual tribute to the first American Cowboy, El Vaquero who brought the ranching culture to the Americas and United States of America through New Mexico in 1598. An assortment of cowboy and western events are planned to include Rodeo, BBQ, Cowboy King and Queen, Cowboy tech show and a fund drive to erect a bronze Statue to the first cowboy the common Vaquero; contact Donald Chavez y Gilbert at nmdahl@hushmail.com.
National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration
Thomasville, NC
The Barn Loft Western Store
7/28/2008 to 0/0/0
phone: 336-882-3213
website:
e-mail: blwestern@aol.com
A festival honoring the American Cowboy...past and present.
Pony Rides,Mining & facepainting for the kids.
Purina Nutrition Seminar, Featherlite Trailer Safety Demonstration,Dodge Trucks, Farrier demonstration. Bullriders from Sebra, CMSA cowboys,Cowboys for Christ.
Dude Ranch info from Navigant Travel
Antique toy gun show
and much,much more.
Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo
Ogden, UT
Ogden Pioneer Stadium
7/22/2010 to 7/22/2010
phone: 801-6686617
website: ogdenpioneerdays.com
e-mail: cowboy@ogdenpioneerdays.com
The National Day of the American Cowboy will be celebrated during the 73rd annual Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on July 22, 2006. Activities include recognition of cowboy artitsts, musicians, ranchers,rodeo cowboys/cowgirls from all 29 counties in State of Utah. Presentation of NDOAC flag by Senator Robert Bennett to Ogden Pioneer Days Committee.
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