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Annual Chuck Wagon Festival

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Overview


10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$15 per person*
Free for Museum members and children 12 and under
Free for foster families, thanks to the Arnall Family Foundation
Free for Blue Star families
*Discounts and complimentary passes do not apply


Families and foodies alike will delight at the 31st Annual Chuck Wagon Festival, a celebration of Western and Native American history, art and cuisine for all ages.

Chuck Wagon pieFood
Returning for the second year, Native American food samples will be available at this year’s festival in Liichokoshkomo’, the Museum’s interactive outdoor addition showcasing the diversity of the West with inter-tribal native dwellings, a pioneer village and interactive natural history features. Visitors can chat with the chef and learn more about the histories and traditions of Native foods. Chuck Wagon cooks, several of whom are long-time festival participants, will travel from around Oklahoma and surrounding states to provide visitors with a taste of traditional cowboy cooking.

Chuck Wagon ropingActivities
Visitors can also enjoy artisan demonstrations, a petting zoo, archery, hands-on craft stations and more. Back by popular demand are activities and demonstrations like ropemaking, flint knapping, painting, basket weaving, quilting and more. For the first time this year, the Museum education team will help families build a model of Prosperity Junction, The Cowboy’s old West town, entirely out of Legos. All crafts and activities are free with admission, except food from The Museum Grill and souvenirs from The Museum Store.

 

Chuck Wagon Annie OakleyEntertainment
Live entertainment at the event will include country and western dancing, live music performed by Rodeo Opry and on-stage Western reenactors. This year’s festivities will also feature a Native American Hunters Camp with re-enactors in period 1700s-era clothing and a dugout canoe demonstration, both new addition’s to Chuck Wagon.

Deputy for the Day Contest

Calling all Deputies!
Tim, our Director of Security, is calling for four deputies aged 4-12 to join his special security team during the 31st Annual Chuck Wagon Festival.

Deputies and their families will receive free admission to the festival on Saturday, May 28 after being sworn in during opening ceremonies at 10:00 a.m.

Two boys and two girls ages 12 and under will be selected to serve as Tim’s Deputy for the Day. Official deputy duties will include having fun and encouraging others to do the same.

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Museum members get free admission and expedited entry into the Chuck Wagon Festival. Now is the perfect time to become a Museum member and enjoy all of our events for a whole year!

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Sponsorship Information

For sponsorship information, please contact Trent Riley at (405) 8397097 or triley@nationalcowboymuseum.org. 

 

Presenting Sponsor

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Major Event Sponsors

Ben E. Keith Foods

P&K Equipment

Schwab Meat Co.

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  • Visit
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    • Tours
    • The Museum Grill
    • Become a Member
  • Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • Summer Camp
    • Annie Oakley Society Luncheon
    • Annual Chuck Wagon Festival
    • Cowboy Christmas Ball
    • OktoberWest
    • Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale
    • Rodeo Hall of Fame
    • Small Works, Great Wonders
    • Traditional Cowboy Arts Exhibition & Sale
    • Western Heritage Awards
    • Corporate and Private Events
  • Exhibitions
  • Collections
    • Collection Highlights
    • Liichokoshkomo’
    • Galleries
    • Dickinson Research Center
    • Awards & Halls of Fame
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    • Birthday Parties
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    • Summer Camp
    • Digital Discovery Download
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