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Cowboy Poetry/Western Festivals and Events
Folklife Festivals and Events
From time to time, we hear of another cowboy poetry or western festival and event, or folklife festival and event that we are happy to share with you here. This list is not intended to be all-inclusive and we have included only those for whom we have found that have a dedicated website. Other resources: cowboypoetry.com or cowboy.com.
Cowboy Poetry and Western Festivals
Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering
Prescott, AZ www.azcowboypoets.org
Big Bear Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Big Bear, CA www.BigBearCowboyGathering.net
Chuck Wagon Gathering and Children's Cowboy Festival
National Cowboy Museum
Oklahoma City, OK www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/events/chuckwagon/Default.aspx
Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
Sierra Vista, AZ www.cowboypoets.com
Columbia River Cowboy Gathering
Kennewick, WA http://columbiarivercowboygathering.com/
Cowboy Christmas Poets Gathering
Historic Wickenburg, AZ www.wickenburgchamber.com
(click on Annual Events flyer)
Cowpoke Fall Gathering
Loomis, CA http://cowpokefallgathering.com/
Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Durango, CO www.durangocowboypoetrygathering.org
Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering
Fort Scott, KS www.echoesofthetrail.com
Fisher Poets Gathering
Astoria, OR www.clatsopcc.edu/fisherpoets/
Genoa Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival
Genoa, NV www.cowboypoetrygenoa.com
Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering
Encampment, WY www.grandencampmentgathering.org
Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair
Heber City, UT www.hebercitycowboypoetry.com
Kamloops Cowboy Festival
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada www.bcchs.com/festival.html
Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium
Ruidoso Downs, NM www.cowboysymposium.org
Maple Creek Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada www.maplecreekcowboypoetry.com
Mesa Old West Days
Mesa, AZ www.mesaoldwestdays.com
Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Lewistown, MT www.montanacowboypoetrygathering.com
Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival
Monterey, CA www.montereycowboy.org
Nara Visa Cowboy Gathering
Nara Visa, NM www.naravisacowboygathering.com/
National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo
(2011) Kanab, UT www.cowboypoetry.com/ncpr.htm
(Competitive Event. May be held in different location in other years)
Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Valentine, NB www.nebraskacowboypoetrygathering.com
People's Poetry Gathering
New York City, NY www.peoplespoetry.org/
Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering
Ft. Worth, TX www.redsteagallcowboygathering.com
Reno Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
Reno, NV www.renocowboypoetry.org/
Saddle Up! Celebration
Pigeon Forge, TN www.mypigeonforge.com/events_winterfest_saddleup.aspx
Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
Santa Clarita, CA www.cowboyfestival.org
Southeastern Cowboy Gathering
Cartersville, GA www.boothmuseum.org
Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering
Ellensburg, WA www.ellensburgcowboygathering.com
Stony Plain Cowboy Poetry & Country Music Gathering
Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada www.stonyplaincowboypoetry.com/
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Alpine, TX www.cowboy-poetry.org
Vinton Cowboy Poetry Show
Vinton, CA www.chamberorganizer.com
Visalia Fall Roundup
Visalia, CA http://visaliac.ipower.com/roundup.html
Western Legends Roundup
Kanab, UT www.westernlegendsroundup.com
Western Stars Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Moab, UT www.moabwesternstars.com/westernstars/
Wet Mountain Western Jubilee
Westcliffe, CO www.wetmountainwesternjubilee.com/Western%20Days/
White Mountains Roundup of Cowboy Poetry, Music and Art
Pinetop - Lakeside, AZ www.whitemountainsroundup.com/
Willow Creek Gathering
Stavely, Alberta, Canada www.wccowboygathering.com/
Albuquerque Folk Festival
Albuquerque, NM http://www.abqfolkfest.org/event.shtml
American Folk Festival
Bangor, ME www.americanfolkfestival.com
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum
Ferrum, VA www.blueridgeinstitute.org
Festival of the West
Phoenix, AZ www.festivalofthewest.com
Goschenhoppen (Pennsylvania German) Festival
Frederick, PA www.goschenhoppen.org/
Living Traditions
New York City, NY www.livingtraditions.org
Living Traditions
Salt Lake City, UT http://www.slcgov.com/arts/livingtraditions/
Lowell Folk Festival
Lowell, MA www.lowellfolkfestival.org/
Montana Folk Festival
Butte, MT www.montanafolkfestival.com
National Folk Festival
Hosted by a different American city for 3-year runs: main website is http://ncta.net/events/nationalfolk.htm
Northwest Folklife Festival
Seattle, WA www.nwfolklife.org/
Old West Days
Jackson Hole, WY http://www.jacksonholechamber.com/old_west_days/
Red Earth Museum & Festival(s)
Oklahoma City, OK http://redearth.org/homepage/
Richmond Folk Festival
Richmond, VA www.richmondfolkfestival.org
Santa Fe Folk Art Market
Santa Fe, NM www.folkartmarket.org/index.php/about/C6
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Washington, DC www.festival.si.edu/
Trailing of the Sheep
Ketchum-Hailey, ID www.trailingofthesheep.org
Yakima Folklife Festival
Yakima, WA http://www.yakimafolklife.org/index.html
