Welcome to the Top 10 Events in Wyoming
Explore the selection of the top 10 annual events and festivals, fairs and celebrations (listed in calendar priority) across the State of Wyoming, including events in Cheyenne, Cody and Sheridan.International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
February
Across Wyoming / Utah
Founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public, the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race is high-action sled dog race, traveling through multiple western Wyoming communities, offering plenty of opportunity for viewing these incredible dogs in action. 30 teams from all over the world to compete in the event.
Festivities, from bonfires, fireworks, live music to food and drink in every community along the route beginning in Jackson, Wyoming and ending in Park City, Utah highlight the event.
For more information visit: www.wyomingstagestop.org
Elk Fest, Antler Sale and Auction
May
Jackson, Wyoming
Every spring, thousands of elk wintering on the National Elk Refuge lose their antlers before migrating to summer range. The Boy Scouts harvest the antlers, auctioning them to bidders from around the world who craft them into furniture, light fixtures, jewelry, and more.
A weekend of activities built around the Antler Sale and Auction, Elkfest provides exciting opportunities to celebrate nature, outdoor skills, hunting and ecological education and awareness.
For more information visit: www.jacksonholechamber.com
Woodchopper’s Jamboree & Rodeo
June
Encampment, Wyoming
An annual event for over 48 years, the chips fly during Father's Day weekend every year in Encampment as loggers come from all over the country to compete for the title of Rocky Mountain Champion Lumberjack. Using power saws, axes and hand saws, men and women competitors cut down “trees”, chop logs and saw squared wood blocks in half, racing the clock for the fastest time. Cowboys ride bulls and broncs, and the melodrama encourages the audience to get involved.
For more information visit: www.saratogachamber.info
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Days
June
Sheridan, Wyoming
115 years on the go, this rollicking Western extravaganza begins with Living History Night with free living history demonstrations, old time children’s games, and fun contests. Highlights of the festival include The Buffalo Bill Days Grand Ball and Grand March on Friday, Pony Express Delivery on Saturday morning, Buffalo Bill’s cowboy band and the Grand Western Parade. Motorized vehicles are prohibited, replicating the original late 1800’s style parade.
The festival concludes with the Buffalo Bill Days Wild West Show featuring Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill with Roman riding, trick roping, six shooters bull whips, stage coaches and a dangerous Pony Express reenactment.
For more information visit: www.buffalobilldays.org
1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous
July
Riverton, Wyoming
Held each year during the first week of July, on the site of the original 1838 Rendezvous, this event features a week-long re-creation of the trappers and traders’ encampment, games of skills, food, dancing and entertainment.
For more information visit: www.1838rendezvous.com
Cody Stampede
July
Cody, Wyoming
An event for 90 years, this major rodeo in Cody, the Rodeo Capital of the World, is a truly Western event that has its roots in ranch contests and games as well as spectacle and drama borrowed from the world famous Wild West shows produced by Col. William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Top cowboys from across the continent come to Cody for the Stampede Rodeo, one of rodeo's crown jewels that contestants often call "Cowboy Christmas".
For more information visit: www.codystampederodeo.com
Cheyenne Frontier Days
July
Cheyenne, Wyoming
A tradition for 113 years and billed as the World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo & Western Celebration, the Cheyenne Frontier Days is the “Daddy of ‘Em All” Western celebration.
Events include fast-paced professional rodeos, four parades, three free pancake breakfasts, wild horse races, night shows, Indian Village with free Indian dances, carnival midway, and USAF Thunderbird air show.
For more information visit: www.cfdrodeo.com
Wyoming’s Big Show
July / August
Rock Springs
When Wyoming wants to kick up its heels, it does it during the Big Show. Each summer Wyoming's Big Show draws folks from hundreds of miles to Rock Springs and the Sweetwater Events Complex
Also known as the Sweetwater Fair, The Big Show delivers on fun with rodeo action, family-friendly carnival rides, a wide variety of delicious dining options, evening concerts and 4-H and livestock exhibits. It is one of the largest fairs in the state with over 6,000 exhibits, top-notch entertainers, concerts and fireworks.
For more information visit: www.sweetwaterevents.com
River Festival
August
Green River, Wyoming
This two-day festival, a tradition in Green River (an oasis in the "High Desert Country") for more than six years, includes a Cajun Shrimp Boil and pasta feed, concerts and live bands, Great Duck Race, Kayak rodeo, marathon race, free kids games and a dog show.
For more information visit: www.grchamber.com
Mountain Man Rendezvous
September
Fort Bridger, Wyoming
The Fort Bridger Rendezvous is a mountain man rendezvous in celebration of the Fur Trade Rendezvous Era that occurred in the Rocky Mountains between 1825-1840. A tradition now for more than 35 years, it is one of the largest mountain man gatherings in the nation.
Highlights include Traders Row featuring 1840s period trade goods with 140 traders, entertainment from bagpipes to violins, Indian dances, face painting, throwing and shooting contest and kids’ contest.
For more information visit: www.fortbridgerrendezvous.net
