Upcoming Events Around Wyoming
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| April 16 - 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 - 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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| May 23 - September 7, 2026 | The Wyoming Frontier Prison - Full Season (Eight Tours a Day) including Memorial Day, 4th of July & Labor Day | 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 , 3:30 & 4:30 |
The Wyoming Frontier Prison, 500 W Walnut St, Rawlins, WY |
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| May 25 - September 7, 2026 | Wyoming Book Crawl - Get your Passport, Earn Stamps & Discover Gems along the way - Travel Wyoming to local bookstores to pick up books from Wyoming Authors! | All Day |
Wyoming Bookstores |
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| June 17 - August 12, 2026 | Native American History & Culture Every Wednesday 7 pm hosted by Fremont Co Pioneer Association | 7:00 pm |
Pioneer Museum, Lander, WY |
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| June 29 - September 30, 2026 | Scenic Wagon Tour | Heritage Park in Buffalo, WY | 6:00 PM Daily |
Buffalo KOA, Buffalo, WY |
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| June 29 - September 30, 2026 | ‘Heart of Buffalo’ Historic Buffalo Wagon Tours with Moon Hitch Wagon | 4:00 pm Daily |
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum, Buffalo, WY |
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| July 2 - August 23, 2026 | “All American Indian Days 1953-1984” Exhibit at Museum at the Bighorns | All Day |
Museum at the Bighorns, 171 N Main St, Sheridan, WY |
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| August 5, 2026 | Indian Dancing & Native American Culture Eagle Spirit Dancers & Eagle Spirit Singers | 7:00 pm |
Pioneer Museum, Lander, WY |
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| August 5, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tour: Non-Walking hosted by Jim Gatchell Museum | 7:30 pm |
Buffalo Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 6, 2026 | Brown Bag Thursdays “Railroad Section Camps & Labor 1868-1942” presented by Dudley Gardner PhD and hosted by Uinta County Museum | 12:00 pm |
Uinta County Museum |
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| August 6, 2026 | Memoir Writing Workshop led by historian & journalist, Jackie Dorothy | 1:00 pm |
Meeteetse Senior Center, Meeteetse, WY |
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| August 6, 2026 | Jackson Hole 1955: Kodachrome at Jackson Hole History Museum | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Jackson Hole HIstory Museum, Jackson Hole, WY |
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| August 6, 2026 | Echoes of the Apsaalooke: A Collection of Crow Oral Narratives Presented by Emaurice & Elannah Flat Lip | 6:00 pm |
Fort Phil Kearny |
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| August 6, 2026 | Legacy for a Nation: Journeys to Carbon County, Wyoming | 9:00 pm |
Grand Encampment Museum, Grand Encampment, WY |
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| August 6, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tours hosted by Jim Gatchell Memoriail Museum | 7:30 pm |
Buffalo Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 6, 2026 | Uinta Co Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch Thursday: Guest Speaker, Dudley Gardner, PhD. “Section Camps & Labor 1868-1942” | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Beeman-Cashin Building in Depot Square |
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| August 6, 2026 | Lunchtime Expedition: 110 Years of the National Park Service at Buffalo Bill Center of the West with special guest award-winning author & journalist John Clayton | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 720 Sheridan Ave, Cody, WY |
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| August 7, 2026 | “The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People forever” Opening Event - Performance by the Eagle Drum Society, speakers & discussion | All Day |
Washakie Museum, Worland, WY |
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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 7 - 8, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tour hosted by Jim Gatchell Museum | 8:30 pm |
Buffalo’s Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 7, 2026 | Haunted Night Tour at Wyoming Frontier Prison | 9:00 pm |
Wyoming Frontier Prison, 500 West Walnut St, Rawlins, WY |
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| August 7 - 9, 2026 | Mountain Man Days in Savery, WY hosted by Little Snake River Museum | All Day |
Little Snake River Museum, Savery, WY |
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| August 7, 2026 | Wyoming Public Media Photo Contest Reception | All Day |
Grand Encampment Museum, Encampment, WY |
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| August 8, 2026 | “Historic Lantern Tours” at Fort Laramie National Historic Site | 8:30 pm, 8:45 pm, 9:00 pm (45 min tours) |
Fort Laramie National Historic Site |
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| August 8, 2026 | 2026 Tate Cave Crawl with Tate Geological Museum, Casper College Campus | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Tate Geological Museum, Casper College Museum, Casper, WY |
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| August 8, 2026 | Artisan & Antiques Market at The Playhouse across from the Historic Occidental Hotel | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
The Playhouse Market, 7 N Main St, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 8, 2026 | “Honoring World War I Military & Home Front Service - Greenhill Cemetery Free Walking Tour hosted by Albany Co Historical Society | 3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Greenhill Cemetery Office, by the main entrance on 15th St, Laramie, WY |
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| August 8, 2026 | “A Day in the Life of Lusk” hosted by Explore Niobrara 250 Event | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Various locations, Lusk, WY |
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| August 9 - 10, 2026 | Golden Hours Wagon Tours | 6:00 pm & 7:30 pm |
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site, WY |
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| August 11 - 15, 2026 | Historic Wyoming Pioneer Cabin on Wyoming State Fairgrounds - Hosted by Converse County Tourism | All Day |
Wyoming Pioneer Cabin on the Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, WY |
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| August 12, 2026 | Back to School: Youth Pow-Wow hosted by The Korell Center for Wyoming Heritage/Wyoming Historical Society | 5:00 pm |
Korell Center for Wyoming Heritage, 1075 South Federal Blvd, Riverton, WY |
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| August 12, 2026 | “Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo” by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns, Author/Filmaker hosted by McCracken Research Library | Buffalo Bill Center of the West, McCracken Research Center, Cody, WY |
TBA |
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| August 12 - 13, 2026 | “Wet Plate Collection Photograhy Workshop” hosted by Rockpile Museum | 3:00 pm |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY |
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| August 12, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tour: Non-Walking hosted by Jim Gatchell Museum | 7:30 pm |
Buffalo Willlow Grove Cemetery |
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| August 12, 2026 | Indian Dancing & Native American Culture Eagle Spirit Danacers & Eagle Spirit Singers | 7:00 pm |
Pioneer Museum, Lander, WY |
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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 13, 2026 | Anna Miller Museum Open House | 4:00 pm |
Anna Miller Museum, Newcastle, WY |
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| August 13, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tour hosted by Jim Gatchell Museum | 7:30 pm |
Buffalo Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 13, 2026 | CCPL: Open Horizons Book Club: August Genre: Historical Fiction: “The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party” by Allan Wolf | 10:00 am |
Campbell County Public Library, Gillette, WY |
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| August 14 - 15, 2026 | Echoes of the Past Cemetery Tour hosted by Jim Gatchell Museum | 8:30 pm |
Buffalo Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, WY |
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| August 14 - December 21, 2026 | Williams Gollings: Collected Treasures Exhibit | All Day |
Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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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 | Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association's Annual Dinner | 5:00 PM |
Saratoga Museum, Saratoga,WY |
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| August 15, 2026 | Wyoming State Fair Parade: 250 years of Trailblazing Spirit From Independence to the Equality State - Wyoming State Fair - Grand Marshalls - Wyoming Historical Society!! | 10:00 am |
Downtown Douglas, 130 S 3rd St, Douglas, \ WY |
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| August 15, 2026 | Archaeology Day at Fort Caspar | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Fort Caspar, 4001 Fort Caspar Rd, Casper, 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 | Guided Tour of Kirwin with Meeteetse Museums | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Meeteetse Museums, Meeteetse, WY |
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| August 17, 2026 | “Bison Hunting Techniques” - Mountain Man Days Lecture with Sonny Shelton | 6:30 pm |
Little Snake River Museum |
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| August 18, 2026 | Speaker Series: “Story & Legacy of Wyoming leader Frank Mondell” with speaker, Lucas Fralick | 5:30 pm |
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY |
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| August 20, 2026 | “Local Lore Program: The Elgin Brothers and Early Aviation” featuring Chuck Walker, Mike McCue and representatives from the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame | 12:00 pm |
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY |
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| August 20, 2026 | American WWII History: London to Berlin Info Session hosted by Rockpile Museum | 6:30 pm |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY |
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| August 21 - 23, 2026 | Glenrock Sheepherders Rendezvous | All Day |
Glenrock Town Park, Glenrock, WY |
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| August 21 - 22, 2026 | Natrona Co Historical Society’s Historical Weekend Trek | 12:00 pm |
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| August 21 - 24, 2026 | 32nd Annual Shoshone Sundance & Feast & Give-Away following the Sun Dance | All day & feast at 3:00 pm. |
Old Sun Dance Grounds, Ft Washakie, WY |
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| August 22, 2026 | Tramway Days at Grand Encampment Museums | All Day |
Grand Encampment Museum, 807 Barnett Ave, Encampment, WY |
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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 | “Dinner & Dancing at the Cowboy Starship” hosted by Fremont County’s Museums | 6:00 pm |
Cowboy Starship |
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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 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 | Sleuthing with Joe Pickett | 6:00 pm |
Platte Valley Community Center, 210 W Elm Ave, Saratoga, WY |
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| August 22, 2026 | Member Picnic | All Day |
Brinton Museum, 239 Brinton Rd, Big Horn, WY |
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| August 23 - 24, 2026 | Golden Hour Wagon Tours at Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site | 6:00 pm & 7:30 pm |
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site, WY |
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| August 24, 2026 | Before Wyoming: The West in 1776 Film Screening at Coe Auditorium hosted by Cody Chamber of Commerce & Buffalo Bill Center of the West | 2:00 pm |
Coe Auditorium, Cody, WY |
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| August 26, 2026 | SCLT Backyard BBQ presented by Sheridan Community Land Trust | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Sheridan Community Land Trust, 14 Lane Ln, Sheridan, WY |
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| August 28, 2026 | Rock Springs Cemetery Historical Walking Tours: Miners & Cowboys Tour | 5:30 pm |
Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, WY |
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| August 28, 2026 | Legacy for a Nation: Journeys to Carbon County’s, Wyoming | 9:30 pm |
Grand Encampment Museum, Grand Encampment, WY |
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| August 29, 2026 | 16th Annual Heritage Roundup hosted by West Texas Trail Museum | TBD |
West Texas Trail Museum, Moorcroft, WY |
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| August 29, 2026 | Hall of Fame Region 1: Induction Ceremony hosted by Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame | 12:00 pm |
Weston County Fairgrounds, Newcastle, WY |
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| August 29, 2026 | SCLT Explore History Saturday: Fort Mackenzie District Tour | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Sheridan VA Medical Center, Parking Lot 7 off Air Force Lane, in front of Bldg 61 (the auditorium), 1898 Fort Rd, Sheridan, WY |
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| September 3, 2026 | Brown Bag Thursday: “Coping & Thriving in the Boom-and-Bust Culture” presented by Marcia Hensley, Author & Barbara Smith, Poet Laureate hosted by Uinta County Museum | TBD |
Uinta County Museum |
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| September 3, 2026 | Uinta Co Museum’s Brown Bag Lunch Thursday: Guest Speaker, Marcia Hensley & Poet Laurete Barbara Smith with interpretation of ‘The Boom!” | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Beeman-Cashin Building in Depot Square |
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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 | Garden Spot Music Festival at The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel | 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel |
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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 11, 2026 | Rock Springs Cemetery Historical Walking Tours: Anniversary Tour | 3:00 pm |
Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, WY |
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| September 12, 2026 | NASA in Wyoming presented by Dr. Shawna McBride, Director of UW Research Development and NASA STEM Engagement Program, hosted by Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum | 5:00 - 7:00 pm |
The Playhouse, 7 N Main St, Buffalo, WY |
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| September 12, 2026 | Movie Night at Saratoga Museum! Grab the Popcorn! Double Feature! | 7:30 pm |
Saratoga Museum, 104 Constitution Ave, Saratoga, WY |
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| September 12, 2026 | Fabulous Fossils with Rockpile Museum Travel Group | 7:00 am |
Paleo Park outside of Newcastle, WY |
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| September 12, 2026 | Castle Gardens Adventure Trek with Craig Bromley & Riverton Museum | 9:00 am |
Riverton Museum, Riverton, WY |
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| September 13, 2026 | “A Day in the life of Lance Creek, Wyoming” | TBD |
Lance Creek, WY |
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| September 14, 2026 | “Millers’ Wonderful Wyoming Honey Ranch in Crowheart Trek” hosted by Dubois Museum & Fremont County Museums | TBA |
Dubois Museum, Dubois, WY |
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| September 16, 2026 | Bison Cultural Dinner hosted by Rockpile Museum | 5:00 pm |
199 Timber Creek Rd, Rozet, WY |
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| September 16, 2026 | Fort Phil Kearny Cemetery Talk & Walk | 6:00 pm |
Fort Phil Kearny, 528 Wagon Box Rd, Banner, WY. I90 Exit 44 |
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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 20, 2026 | Rededication of the Albany Co WWI Memorial Monument - hosted by Albany Co Historical Society | TBA |
Albany Co WWI Memorial Monument, Laramie, WY |
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| September 25 - 26, 2026 | Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame - Class of 2026 Induction | All Day |
Little America, Cheyenne, WY |
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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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| September 30, 2026 | Texas Trail Museum - last day of 2026 | All day |
Texas Trail Museum, Moorcroft, WY |
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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 6, 2026 | J. Hoolihan Clayton Book Signing at Historic Sheridan Inn hosted by Sheridan Stationary & Books & Wyoming Historical Society | 5:00 pm |
Historic Sheridan Inn, Sheridan, 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 10, 2026 | Voices & Votes: Democracy in America! hosted by Rockpile Museum | 8:00 am |
Rockpile Museum, 900 W 2nd St, Gillette, WY |
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| October 21 - 25, 2026 | 2026 Jackson Hole Writers Conference Nonfiction Workshop Faculty with Mallory O’Meara, Author & Amy Bishop-Wycisk, Agent | All Day |
Jackson Hole, 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 | Fall Fest at Riverton Museum | 3:00 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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| 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 8, 2026 | Veteran’s Day Program at Kearny Community Hall | 1:00 pm |
Kearny Community Hall |
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| November 11, 2026 | Rock Springs Cemetery Historical Walking Tours: In-door Vet Tour | 3:00 pm |
Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, 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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If you have any museum, historical society, or other related events to add to the calendar info@wyshs.org and we'll be happy to include them!