The Chuck Wagon Festival will be held May 23-24, 2026

Discover the West with the Best Weekend for Family Fun

Head to the 35th Annual Chuck Wagon Festival at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for a weekend jammed with an authentic Western experience for all ages. These fun-filled two days feature chuck wagon food samples, crafts, music and more!

Skip the Line and Save! Buy an advanced ticket at the link below for an early discount.

Become a member and save even more! Bringing your family? A membership can get you into the Chuck Wagon Festival and get you into events at The Cowboy all year long!

Turn One Day at the Chuck Wagon Festival into a Year of Adventures

Visiting with your family? Membership gets you in free to the Chuck Wagon Festival and may cost less than tickets.

Activities

Bandana Design
Leather Stamping
Rope Making
Watercolors
Archery
Storytellers
Mural Coloring
Sarsaparilla Samples

Artist Demonstrations

Sculpture
Painting
Basket Weaving
Leather Working
Quilting
Pottery
Beading
Flint Knapping

History Interpreters

Stagecoach Mary
Seminole Trapper
Buffalo Soldier
Bill Pickett

Special Events

Town Square Stage
Saturday
11:30 a.m.: Kyle Dillingham
1 p.m.: Understanding Regalia with Graham Primeaux
2 p.m.: Cowboy Jim Garling

Sunday
11:30 a.m.: Oklahoma Opry Band
12:45 p.m.: Understanding Regalia with Graham Primeaux
1:45 p.m.: Cowboy Jim Garling

Special Events Center
Saturday
11 a.m.: Hank the Cowdog Author John Erickson
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Book Signing
1:30 p.m.: Hank the Cowdog Author John Erickson
2-2:45 p.m.: Book Signing

Buffalo Bill Stage
Saturday
11:45 a.m.: Medicine Show
12:45 p.m.: Buffalo Soldier Storytelling
2:30 p.m.: Medicine Show

Sunday
12:15 p.m.: Medicine Show
1:15 p.m.: Bill Pickett Storytelling
2 p.m.: Medicine Show

Annie Oakley Center
Saturday
12:15 p.m., 2 p.m.: Dutch Oven Cooking How-To

Sunday
12:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m.: Dutch Oven Cooking How-To

Joe Grandee Gallery
Saturday
11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3 p.m.: Seminole Stories with Jake Tiger

Sunday
11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m.: Seminole Stories with Jake Tiger