The town of Jackson is getting ready for the 27th Annual Old West Days Celebration, May 23 - 26. An event that draws people from all over the country, Old West Days celebrates the trues spirit of the Rocky Mountain West with live music and entertainment, arts and crafts, food, rodeo and more.
Stagecoach rides and free kid activities are available and adults will enjoy the Old West BrewFest in the covered tent on Deloney Street and the Jackson Hole Rotary Wine Fest at Snow King Resort.
A full schedule of events is listed below or, for more event information, contact the Jackson Hole Chamber at 307-733-3316. To book lodging or other activities during your Memorial Day weekend in Jackson Hole, contact Jackson Hole Central Reservations at 888-838-6606.
Friday, May 23
Mountain Man Rendezvous & Traders Row / 9am - 5pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
Pre-1840 Mountain Men Celebration complete with a Traders Row, Candy Cannon, Bow & Arrow Competition, Hawk & Knife Competition, and Atlatal Competition. For more information, contact Tom Lucas at 307-330-7436.
Antler Rendezvous / 9am - 6pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
Everything handmade with or from antlers adn then some! Vendors showcase their wares for sale. For more information contact Joe Schloss at 307-733-4007.
The Kids Cowboy Connection / 5pm / The Wort Hotel
Family fun in front of The Wort Hotel on Broadway. Meet real Western gunslingers, poets and musicians. Get an autograph or two, along with refreshments, sponsored by The Wort Hotel adn the famous Silver Dollar Bar and Grill.
Jackson Hole Shootout / 6pm / Town Square
Shootout gang on the Town Square, the longest running shootout in the country, since 1957.
Cowboy Kick-off at the Bar J / 7pm / Bar J Chuckwagon
You'll be served up a truly western style Chuckwagon dinner and enjoy world-class cowboy entertainment by the nationally acclaimed Bar J Wranglers! Reservations recommended. 307-733-3370
Jackson Hole Rotary Wine Fest / 5pm - 8pm / Snow King Events Center
A tasting of over 400 wines from around the world. Tickets available from all Jackson Hole Rotarians and at local liquor stores. $25 in advance, $30 (subject to revision) at the door. 307-733-4466
Oklahoma! / 7:30pm / The Pink Garter Theatre
Set in a Western Indian Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry betwen the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. This classic Broadway musical will be sure to have you leaving in the Old West Spirit. Reservations recommended. 307-200-4407 or tickets at www.pinkgartertheatre.com
Saturday, May 24
Mountain Man Rendezvous & Traders Show / 9am - 5pm / Teton Country Fairgrounds
See description under Friday's event listing
Antler Rendezvous / 9am - 6pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
See description under Friday's event listing.
Street Breakfast / 7am - 10:30am / Town Square
Follow your nose to the tent on Deloney Street where you can fill up on a delicious, hot breakfast before wandering over to stake your claim for prime parade seating!
27th Annual Old West Days Parade / 10am / Town Square
One of the last and best horse-drawn parades of the Old West! Enjoy Mountain Men, vintage vehicles, covered wagons, Native American dancers, and the legendary gathering of gunslingers of the West!
Old Town Entertainment / 12pm - 6pm / Town Square
Country Western music, kids crafts and activities, shootouts, mechanical bull riding, yodeling, clogging, cowboy poetry, line dancers, cowpoke rodeo, pickin' and fiddlin', and bagpipes too!
Old West Brewfest / 11am - 5pm / Town Square
Try a sampling of an age-old craft. Enjoy a variety of beers from regional breweries. Brew samplers: look for the covered tent on Deloney Street. For more information call Tim Harland at 307-732-3912
Stage Coach Rides / 9am - 9pm / Town Square
Stagecoach rides around historic downtown Jackson. $6 Adult, $4 Child
The Kids Cowboy Connection / 5pm / In front of the Wort Hotel on Broadway
See description under Friday's event listing.
Jackson Hole Shootout / 6pm / Town Square
Shootout gang on the Town Square, the longest running shootout in the country since 1957.
Oklahoma! / 7:30pm / Pink Garter Theatre
See description under Friday's event listing.
Jackson Hole Rodeo / 8pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
This is the real thing pardner, the original American sport of authentic ranks skills. 307-733-2805.
Sunday, May 25
Mountain Man Rendezvous & Traders Row / 9am - 5pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
Pre-1840 Mountain Men celebration complete with a Traders Row, Candy Cannon, Bow & Arrow Competition, Hawk & Knife Competition, and Atlatal Competition. For more information contact Tom Lucas at 307-330-7436.
Antler Rendezvous / 9am - 6pm / Teton Country Fairgrounds
Everything handmade with or form antlers and then some! Vendors showcase their wares for sale. For more information contact Joe Schloss at 307-733-4007.
Wyoming Cowboy Church / 10am / Town Square
Join us for a good old fashioned, non-denominational service with long-time local Phillip Wilson under the tent on Deloney Street.
Old Town Entertainment / 11am - 3pm / Town Square
Country Western music, shootouts, yodeling, cowboy poetry, pickin' and fiddlin', and kids crafts too!
Stage Coach Rides / 9am - 9pm / Town Square
See description under Saturday's event listing.
Monday, May 26
Mountain Man Memorial Day Ceremony / 9am / Teton County Fairgrounds
American Legion Memorial Service / 10am / Town Square
Memorial Day ceremonies at flagpole.
Mountain Man Rendezvous and Traders Row / 9am - 5pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
Pre-1840 Mountain Men celebration complete with a Traders Row, Candy Cannon, Bow & Arrow Competition, Hawk & Knife Competition, and Atlatal Competition. For more information contact Tom Lucas at 307-7337436.
Antler Rendezvous / 9am - 6pm / Teton County Fairgrounds
Everything handmade with or from antlers and then some! vendors showcase their wares for sale. For more information contact Joe Schloss at 307-733-4007.
Stagecoach Rides / 9am - 9pm / Town Square
Jackson Hole Shootout / 6pm / Town Square
Shootout gang on the Town Square, the longest running shootout in the country since 1957.
Oklahoma! / 7:30pm / The Pink Garter Theatre
See description under Friday's event listing.