Sheridan Wyoming Buffalo Bill Days
A True Wild Western Adventure! 

Next Annual Event:  June 25 - 28, 2009!

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Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Calamity Jane want to extend our invitation to you to
join us for the Annual Buffalo Bill Days event, June 2009, in Sheridan Wyoming.  
The event will kick off with an array of activities through the week, leading up to the Victorian Ball on Friday night, then the Pony Express ride and all day activities on Saturday. The day will end with a bang with the action packed Wild West show Saturday night and Sunday Cowboy Church. 

We need volunteers to help with the Ball event and the many activities for Saturday's event.

Join us in turning back time with the Victorian Grand ball, Pony Express Re-enactment, The Wild West Show and great fun in between for ALL AGES!  Help Sheridan preserve its past, present and future!

EVENT SCHEDULE 2009

Thurs, June 25 5 to 9pm Living History Family Night: Free living history demonstrations, old time children’s games, and fun contests.  Explore what life was like during the days of Buffalo Bill and the Wild West, from trying your hand at churning butter and playing old time children’s games to learning about the frontier military or taking part in a pie-eating contest.  Check back for a schedule of the evening’s fun events! Lawn at the Sheridan Inn       Thurs - Sat, June 25-27 5:00 pm Sheridan Showdown Grand America *National Event*: Buffalo Bill Wild West Days Grand American, Sheridan, WY [visit Shooters Website]  or the [CMSA Website] For additional information contact: Nicole Michaels 307-202-0187 range.writer@hotmail.com Thursday:   10:00 am Check-in 12:00 pm Stage Rifle 2:00 pm 2 Stage Eliminator Friday:   8 am Rider's Meeting 9 am 4 Stage Pistol Saturday:   1 pm Super Horse Championship (contact Darren Moore at 605-645-9095 for more info) 7 pm  Wild West Show Sheridan County Fairgrounds Thu, June 25 6pm GYMKHANA:  Featuring Wild Bill's Race.        Juniors: 12 & Under Seniors: 13 - 18 years old Barrels, poles, Stakes Race, Flag Race, Boot Lace, Key Hole Race. Top 5 qualifiers in the Wild Bill Race will compete for awards and prizes in the finals Sat, June 27th at the Wild West Show. $10/per event, $50 for all events For more information contact: Tamara Mann - 307-752-9615  or Tammy Burr - 307-684-7892 Sheridan County Fairgrounds Fri, June 26 3:00 pm Wild West Serenade: Emma Hill Band playing Folk/American music with beautiful stories and catchy melodies. Free and Open to the public. Sheridan Inn Porch Fri, June 26 7pm 1890 Victorian Grand Ball: Step back in time as Buffalo Bill leads the Grand March followed by a Grand Victorian Ball with period costumes and authentic 1890's style.  Participate in the reenactment of the 1893 Grand Opening of the Sheridan Inn.  Music as performed by The Bozeman Vintage String Band.  Period dance attire is recommended but western attire is okay for attendance.  For Costume rental contact: High Mountain Mercantile  130 N. Main Sheridan, WY   7:00 pm Cocktails and hors; d'oeuvres, 8:00 Grand March and Ball   Tickets my be purchased online or at the Wyo Theater.  $35.00 Sheridan Inn Sun, June 21 Fri, June 26 2:00 pm Dance Lessons: Get the most out of the experience by joining one or both of the dance lesson times with Dance Mistress, TJ Wald.  $5.00 per person Sheridan Inn       Sat, June 27 8am-2pm Trade Show:  Come check out the western goods for sale.  Call Tammy Burr for more information and to reserve your table. 307-684-7892 or  307-751-1578   Sat, June 27 9am arrival Pony Express Delivery.  The American West Pony Express was in operation from April 1860 to November 1861. Experience the re-enactment as the Pony Express rides in and the Post Master waits at the Sheridan Inn to hand stamp real post cards to be mailed!  The mail exchange points will begin in Wyarno, exchanging 5 miles and anticipating arrival at 9:00 am, across from the Sheridan Inn at the railroad tracks.  Begins in Wyarno and ends at the Sheridan Inn       Sat, June 27 9am 7:00 pm New Sheridan Cornet Band. Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band will get the days activities going with live music. They will perform at the Birthday Celebration and again before the Buffalo Bill Days Wild West Show at the fairgrounds beginning at 7:00 pm. Sheridan Inn 9am Fairgrounds 7pm       Sat, June 27 10:30 am Grand Western Parade:  The old western style parade complete with horse-drawn wagons, characters dressed in era clothing, traveling entertainment—all ages participating. The parade will begin at the Sheridan Inn, following the original parade route.  Traveling South on Broadway, turning on Loucks toward Main Street to 4th Street, returning to the Sheridan Inn.  This parade is unique in that motorized vehicles are prohibited, replicating the original late 1800’s style parade. Begins at the Sheridan Inn [view Parade Route]       Sat, June 27 11:30am Barbeque and 116th Birthday Celebration: Kickin’ off the afternoon celebration with The New Sheridan Cornet Band performing musical selections of the era, cutting of the cake, and have a good ole western bbq. Sheridan Inn       Sat, June 27 1 pm Super Horse Championships: See pistol shooting, barrel racing and steer roping.   Sheridan County Fairgrounds       Sat, June 27 7:30 pm (gates open at 4pm) Buffalo Bill Days Wild West Show:  The grand entry parade kicks off the Wild West Show. Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill will be on hand to help you experience the true old west at the Wild West Show.  Be prepared for action packed events which also include local participants and talent.  Calamity Jane Horse Race    ($25 entry fee) Wild Bill Race and Race of Races (an event which was in the original wild west show) Custer Re-enactment Roman Riding Trick Roping Six Shooters Bull Whips Stage Coach Robbery Dangerous Pony Express Re-enactment NEW THIS YEAR!  Acts original to the 1893 Wild West Show featuring local talent. Cash prizes awarded.    Acts will include: Wild Bill Race - picking up objects from the ground, etc.  Top 6 from Thursday nights competition. Wild Ride featuring local bucking horses Calamity Jane's Horse Race which is open to all interested contestants.  Cash prizes Download the entry form.  Contact Tammy Burr for more information - (307) 684-7892.  Sheridan County Fairgrounds   Tickets: $18/general seats, $25/box seats

BUFFALO BILL DAYS HISTORY

The first motion picture star to live in Wyoming was William F. Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill. He was the subject of the first-ever western movie, "Congress of Rough Riders," made by the Edison Company in 1893. 

That same year, one of the grandest hotels in Wyoming opened in Sheridan. The Sheridan Inn would later serve as an audition platform for acts wishing to join Cody's famed Wild West Show. Cody led the Grand March for the Inn's gala opening night. Later part owner, he would audition talented Wyoming cowboys from his seat on the veranda.

Partly refurbished and maintained to quality standards, the Inn will be once again be home to a rollicking western extravaganza annual in June to commemorate its birthday.

Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to experience what life was like in the late 1800s. 

Visit us frequently to keep up to date on activities of this annual event in Sheridan Wyoming for a truly western adventure, reliving the wild west  - Buffalo Bill Days!

Sheridan Wyoming, located off -I-90 in north central Wyoming, midway between South Dakota's Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park, with access to the park through the Big Horn Mountains via US Highway 14 (Big Horn Scenic Byway) or US 14A (Medicine Wheel Passage), providing spectacular sight-seeing . . .

Sheridan, Wyoming is serviced by Big Sky Airlines with direct flights daily from Denver, Colorado.

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