Upcoming Events Around Wyoming
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| January 2 - June 28, 2026 | “Transitions of the Landscape” Exhibit at Museum at the Bighorns | 10 am - 5 pm |
Museum at the Bighorns, 171 N Main St, Sheridan, WY 82801 |
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| February 5 - May 21, 2026 | “Bradford Brinton: Gentleman of the West - The next in our series of icons & Outlaws of Sheridan County” hosted by The Brinton Museum | 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Thurs-Monday |
The Brinton Museum, Big Horn, WY |
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| February 5 - May 21, 2026 | Spring Exhibits & Events at The Brinton Museum - FREE Admission | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| March 13 - August 3, 2026 | Jim Jackson: Legacy in Art & Leather | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| April 3 - May 25, 2026 | Haight & Johnson: Two Wyoming Carvers | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| April 14, 2026 | Sagebrush Session Community Poetry: Featuring Barbara Smith, Wyoming's Poet Laureate | 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
Square State Brewing, Rock Springs, WY |
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| April 16, 2026 | WWII & Korea (America 250) | All Day |
Salt River Senior Center, 540 South Washington, Afton, WY |
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| April 17 - December 31, 2026 | Arms of the Revolution - Signature Exhibit at Cody Firearms Museum | Cody Firearms Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY |
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| April 17, 2026 | Behind the Battle Lines: A Revolutionary Preview at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| April 17 - September 14, 2026 | The Unfinished War: The Battle of the Little Bighorn in Native American Art | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| April 17, 2026 | “Resilience” Exhibit by Martin Begay (Navajo) hosted by Ucross Foundation at Kinnison Hall at Sheridan College & Reception & performance at Ucross Art Gallery | 11:00 am & 6:00 pm |
Kinnison Hall at Sheridan College (11:00 am ) & Ucross Art Gallery 6:00 pm |
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| April 17, 2026 | Ambassadors' Ribbon Cutting for Museum at the Bighorns | 3:00 PM |
Museum at the Bighorns, 171 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | Voices & Votes Democracy in America Smithsonian Exhibit Family Day at Museum at the Bighorns | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Museum at the Big Horns, 171 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | Heart Mountain and Sake | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, 1539 Road 19, Powell, WY. 82435 |
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| April 18, 2026 | Book Signing with Daniel Neal "No Forgiveness" Author | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Sheridan Stationary & Books, 535 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | 250th Speaker Series: “Women During the Revolution” at Wyoming Historic Governor’s Mansion | Wyoming Historic Governors’ Mansion, 300 E 21st St, Cheyenne |
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| April 18 - June 13, 2026 | Voices & Votes Democracy in America Smithsonian Exhibit at Museum at the Bighorns | All Day |
Museum at the Big Horns, 171 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | SCLT Discovery Session: Big Goose Natural Area History & Land Tour | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
14 Lane Ln, PO Box 7185, Sheridan, WY 82801 |
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| April 18, 2026 | Taste of the Civil War at Riverton Musuem | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | Celebrate Local Authors hosted by Wyoming Writers Inc at Casper College | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Casper College, Casper, WY |
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| April 18, 2026 | Book Signing with Brian Keith Higgins "Ben and the Spooky Forest" Author | 11:00 Am - 1:00 PM |
Wind City Books, 152 S Center St, Casper, WY. 82601 |
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| April 21, 2026 | SCLT Explore History: From Madness to Mayhem to Murders | 10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Tongue River Valley Community Center, Dayton |
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| April 23, 2026 | Managing for Resilience: Bighorn Sheep Film and Forum hosted by Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| April 23, 2026 | “A Living History Museum” presented by LEMS YOUNG CHAUTAUQUA | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
LEMS FIELD, Lusk Elementary & Middle School, Lusk, WY |
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| April 23, 2026 | Local Lore: Bison of Yellowstone in celebration of The Buffalo Nation exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Local Lore | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Coe Auditorium, Cody, WY |
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| April 24, 2026 | Big Boy 4014 is Coming Back to Laramie | 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
Historic Laramie Depot, 600 S 1st St, Laramie, WY. |
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| April 25, 2026 | Independent Bookstore Day - Visit your local bookstore today! | All Day |
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| April 25, 2026 | Buffalo Boot Scoot at Buffalo Bill Center for the West! | 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY. |
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| May 2, 2026 | Brand Class at Lander Pioneer Museum | 10:00 AM |
Lander Pioneer Museum, 1443 W Main St, Lander, WY |
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| May 2, 2026 | Coffee & Curators: Plains Indian Museum | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| May 6, 2026 | Tate Talks: "Soft-sediment Deformation in Fine Volcanic Ash" with Exhibit Specialist Rita Douglas at Tate Geological Museum | 6:00 PM |
Tate Geological Museum at Casper College |
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| May 6, 2026 | McCracken Research Library Book Club: Michael Punke Book Review | 12:00 PM at McCracken Research Library & 6:00 PM at Park County Library (Cody) |
McCracken Research Library & Park County Library, Cody, WY |
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| May 7, 2026 | Following the Herd: How the Social Lives of Buffalo Shape the Prairie at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY |
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| May 8 - 9, 2026 | 5th Annual Sheepherder’s Festival | 3:00 PM |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY. 82716 |
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| May 11, 2026 | TA Ranch Mother's Day Brunch Buffet | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
TA Ranch, 28623 Old Hwy 87, Buffalo, WY |
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| May 13, 2026 | SCLT Explore History: The Wyoming Apple Project | 10:00 AM |
The Hub on Smith, 211 Smith St, Sheridan, WY |
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| May 13, 2026 | Echoes of Ornamentation: WY Baroque & Jim Jackson | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| May 14, 2026 | Lander 100 Years Ago at Lander Pioneer Museum | 7:00 PM |
Lander Pioneer Museum, 1443 W Main St, Lander, WY |
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| May 14, 2026 | Cowboy Poetry & Roundtable with Jack Schmidt hosted by Riverton Museum | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| May 14, 2026 | Cowboy Poetry & Roundtable as part of Discovery Speaker Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| May 15, 2026 | Wiggly West Tours: Draper Natural History Museum at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Draper Natural History Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| May 16, 2026 | Wyoming Veterans Museum Grand Re-Opening | 2:00 PM - 4:00 Pm |
Wyoming Veterans Museum, 3740 Jourgensen Ave, Casper, WY |
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| May 16, 2026 | Book Signing with Philip Hall "The Birney School" Author | 11:00 Am - 1:00 pm |
Sheridan Stationary & Books, 535 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| May 18, 2026 | International Museum Day - Visit your local museums! | day All |
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| May 19, 2026 | SCLT Explore History: The Wyoming Apple Project | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Tongue River Valley Community Center, 1100 Main St, Dayton, WY |
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| May 20, 2026 | Nellie Tayloe Ross, the Governor Lady at Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum | 5:00 PM |
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo, WY |
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| May 21, 2026 | Vietnam War (America 250) | All Day |
Salt River Senior Center, 540 South Washington, Afton, WY |
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| May 22 - 23, 2026 | Memorial Day Weekend of the 1870s at Fort Laramie | All Day |
Fort Laramie, 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY 82201 |
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| May 22, 2026 | Saddling Up to Ride with author Dave Campbell Presentation at Lander Pioneer Museum | 6:30 PM |
Lander Pioneer Museum, 1443 W Main St, Lander, WY |
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| May 29 - July 19, 2026 | Boots, Broncs & Brinton: Rodeo! | 9:30 am - 5 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| June 5 - 7, 2026 | Wyoming Writers Inc Annual Conference | 9 am |
Casper, WY |
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| June 6, 2026 | Mountainview Cemetery Trek as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Riverton Museum & Mountainview Cemetery, Riverton, WY |
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| June 6, 2026 | Author Talk & Book Signing: Paul Hedren at Coe Auditorium | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Coe Auditorium, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| June 6, 2026 | Signa A. Gilkey; A Quiet Legacy at Jim Gatchell Memorial Musuem | 6:30 pm |
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo, WY |
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| June 6, 2026 | Coffee & Curators: Cody Firearms Museum at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY |
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| June 12 - 14, 2026 | Wyoming State Muzzleloading Association State Shoot Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary | Deer Creek Muzzleloaders Range, Casper, WY |
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| June 12 - 14, 2026 | Trailblazer Days - Opening the Last Frontier | All Day |
167 US-20, Thermopolis, WY. 82443 |
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| June 13, 2026 | Trek to Johnson Homestead hosted by Hot Springs County Museum | 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Hot Springs Museum, 700 Broadway Street, Thermopolis, WY |
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| June 13, 2026 | Museum Milk Can Dinner at Hot Springs County Museum | 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
Hot Springs Museum, 700 Broadway Street, Thermopolis, WY |
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| June 13, 2026 | Boysen History Walk and Talk as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum & Boysen State Park | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| June 13, 2026 | Hole in the Wall Tour - Hosted by Hoofprints of the Past Museum | TBD |
Hoofprints of the Past Museum, 344 Nolan Ave, Kaycee, WY 82639 |
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| June 13, 2026 | Drinks at the Hole in the Wall Bar & Evening Live Music | 11:00 am to 8:00 pm |
Hole in the Wall Bar at Hot Springs County Museum, 700 Broadway Street, Thermopolis, WY |
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| June 13, 2026 | Pioneer Arrival Day at Fort Laramie | All Day |
Fort Laramie, 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY. 82201 |
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| June 14, 2026 | Living History Day at Hoofprints of the Past Museum | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Hoofprints of the Past Museum, Kaycee, WY |
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| June 15, 2026 | WYO GIVES DAY - Help Support Your Wyoming Historical Society & Museums | 12:00 am - 12:00 pm |
wyogives.com |
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| June 18, 2026 | Sitting Bull’s War Presentation & Book Signing guest speaker: Paul Hedren | 6:30 pm |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY 82716 |
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| June 19, 2026 | Book Signing: Paul Hedren for his newest release "Sitting Bull's War" at Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum | 5:00 PM |
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo, WY |
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| June 19, 2026 | “Sitting Bull’s War” Book Signing with author, Paul Hedron at Jim Gatchell Museum | 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Jim Gatchell Museum, Buffalo, WY |
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| June 20, 2026 | Riverton Rendezvous Day as part of Children’s Exploration Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| June 20, 2026 | 150th Anniversary of the Great Sioux War at Fort Laramie | All day |
Fort Laramie, 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY. 82201 |
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| June 23, 2026 | The American Revolution on Film & TV: Debunking Common Myths & Misconceptions about the Nation’s Founding as part of Discoery Speaker Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| June 24 - 28, 2026 | Mountain Man 1838 Rendezvous “Walk in the Footsteps of the Mountain Men” | All Day |
Riverton Museum, 1015 S Smith Rd, Riverton WY |
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| June 26, 2026 | Annual Brinton Gala | 9:30 am - 9:30 pm |
The Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| June 28 - 30, 2026 | 66th Annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days Powwow | All Day |
Lander, WY. |
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| June 28, 2026 | Clearmont Day | All Day |
Clearmont, WY |
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| July 4, 2026 | Afton Heritage Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 10:00 am |
Afton / Lincoln County Civic Center, Afton WY |
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| July 4, 2026 | 250th Independence Day Celebration at Fort Laramie | All Day |
Fort Laramie, WY |
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| July 8, 2026 | “Sharing the Spirit of America” hosted by Saratoga Museum | 4:00 PM |
Saratoga Museum, 104 Constitution Ave, Saratoga, WY |
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| July 9 - 12, 2026 | 2026 Rendezvous hosted by Museum of the Mountain Man | All Day |
Museum of the Mountain Man, 700 E Hennick, Pinedale WY |
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| July 10, 2026 | Journeys to 250th Documentary | 10 am |
Carbon County Museum, Rawlins, WY |
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| July 10, 2026 | 51st Annual Winchester Cody Show - Annual Meeting & Reception | 5:30 pm |
Coe Auditorium, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY |
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| July 10, 2026 | Wyoming Day | Carbon County, WY & Walk250 & Read250 hosted by Saratoga Museum & Carbon County | 3:00 PM |
Depot Park, Rawlins, WY. 82301 |
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| July 11, 2026 | 51st Annual Winchester Cody Show - Banquet | 6:00 pm |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY |
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| July 12 - 13, 2026 | Wyoming Discovery Days | All Day |
Thermopolis, WY |
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| July 18, 2026 | Show & Shine CAR SHOW at Frontier Auto Museum | 10 AM - 3 PM |
Frontier Auto Museum, 211 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY 82716 |
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| July 25, 2026 | WHS Whoop Up TREK with Lucas Keeler | All Day |
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| July 25, 2026 | STEM Day at Riverton Museum | 2:00 PM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| July 31 - August 2, 2026 | Fur Trade at Fort Laramie | All Day |
Fort Laramie, 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY 82201 |
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| August 1, 2026 | Coffee & Curators: Draper Natural History Museum | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| August 6 - 9, 2026 | WHS Lincoln Co TREK | All Day |
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| August 7 - 9, 2026 | 1866 Living History Weekend: The Circle of Fire & Lantern Tour at Fort Laramie | All Day |
Fort Laramie, 965 Gray Rocks Road, Fort Laramie, WY 82201 |
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| August 12, 2026 | 120 Years of Riverton as part of Discovery Speaker Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| August 13 - 18, 2026 | Crow Fair Pow Wow | All Day |
Crow Agency, Montana |
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| August 14, 2026 | Wiggly West Tours: Whitney Western Art Museum | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| August 15, 2026 | Wyoming State Fair Parade: 250 years of Trailblazing Spirit From Independence to the Equality State | 10:00 am |
Downtown Douglas, 130 S 3rd St, Douglas, \ WY |
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| August 15, 2026 | Archaeology Day at Riverton Museum | 2:00 PM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| August 15, 2026 | Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association's Annual Dinner | 5:00 PM |
Saratoga Museum, Saratoga,WY |
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| August 21 - 23, 2026 | Glenrock Sheepherders Rendezvous | Glenrock, WY |
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| August 22, 2026 | Johnson County War Tour hosted by Hoofprints of the Past Museum | TBD |
Hoofprints of the Past Museum, 344 Nolan Ave, Kaycee, WY 82639 |
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| August 22, 2026 | Buffalo Nation: America at 250 at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | All Day |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| August 22, 2026 | St. Stephens Trek as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Riverton Museum & St Stephens, Riverton, WY |
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| August 29, 2026 | Heritage Roundup hosted by West Texas Trail Museum | TBD |
West Texas Trail Museum, Moorcroft, WY |
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| September 5, 2026 | Okie Manor Tour as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton WY |
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| September 5, 2026 | Castle Gardens Trek as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Castle Gardens, Riverton WY |
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| September 10, 2026 | Parade of Pronghorns Auction hosted by Rockpile Museum Association | 6:00 PM |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W. 2nd St, Gillette, WY |
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| September 12, 2026 | Castle Gardens Adventure Trek | 9:00 AM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| September 19, 2026 | 49th Annual Patrons Ball at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 6:00 PM - 11:30 PM |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| September 19, 2026 | Midvale Irrigation District as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 7:15 am - 1:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Bull Lake Dam, Diversion Dam, Pilot Butte Reservoir & much more as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum |
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| September 26, 2026 | Powder River Pioneers Tour hosted by Hoofprints of the Past Museum | TBD |
Hoofprints of the Past Museum, 344 Nolan Ave, Kaycee, WY 82639 |
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| October 3, 2026 | Coffee & Curators: Buffalo Bill Museum at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Buffalo Bill Museum, Buffalo Bill Museum of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| October 9 - 11, 2026 | Wyoming Historical Society (WHS) 2nd Annual Conference & 73rd Annual Meeting | All Day |
Lander Community Center, Lander, WY. |
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| October 10, 2026 | “Rare Relics Roadshow” by Wind River Culture Centers Foundation/Fremont County Museums | All Day |
Lander Community Center, Lander, WY |
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| October 21, 2026 | Fremont Haunts as part of Discovery Speaker Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 6:00 - 7:00 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| October 24, 2026 | Haunted Riverton Walking Tour with Alma Law as part of Adventure Trek Series hosted by Riverton Museum | 5:30 pn to 7:30 pm |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| October 24, 2026 | Fall Fest at Riverton Museum | 3:00 PM |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| November 7, 2026 | Cody & Curators: Whitney Western Art Musuem at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Whitney Western Art Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| November 13, 2026 | Wiggly West Tours: Plains Indian Museum at Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Plains Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| December 4, 2026 | Mountain of the Mountain Man Wreath & Chocolate Auction | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Lovatt Room of the Sublette County Library, Pinedale, WY |
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| December 12, 2026 | Holiday Fest | 2:00 Pm - 8:00 PM |
Riverton Museum |
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