Schedule 2026
Check back as we build an exciting 2026 schedule!
Friday June, 12th
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, June 13th
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday June 14th
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
All weekend long:
- Children’s Activities
- Food and Merchandise Vendors
- Frontiersmen and Craftsmen
- Putt and Jump On The Go mini golf and bounce house vendor
- Nebraska Game & Parks History Display Trailer
Friday, June 12th
5:00 pm: Flag ceremony and national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
5:30 pm: Gold Canyon gun fighters
6:00 pm: (to be determined)
6:00 pm: S’more Roasting (complements of Scouting America and Sonny’s Super Foods)
6:30 pm: International Western Music Association
7:30 pm: (to be determined)
8:30 pm: Calamity Jane portrayed by Jena Sierks
9:00 pm: festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 13th
8:00 am: Flag ceremony and national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
8:10 am: Breakfast (sponsored by Safeway and Sidney Elks Lodge)
8:30 am: Calamity Jane portrayed by Jena Sierks
9:00 am: 5K walk/run by Christian’s Love: A Pregnancy Loss Support Foundation
9:00 am: Gold Canyon gun fighters
9:30 am: Flag Day ceremony by the Sidney Elks Lodge
10:00 am: Wind River Dancers (sponsored by Robb Physical Therapy and Chiropractic)
10:00 am: Scavenger Hunt Bingo on Bicycles at Pedalers Corner – downtown Sidney.
11:00 am: Buffalo Soldiers of the American West (Supported by Humanities Nebraska)
12:00 pm: International Western Music Association
1:00 pm: Wind River Dancers (sponsored by Robb Physical Therapy and Chiropractic)
2:00 pm: Free hand churned ice cream (Compliments of Scouting America and Sonny’s Super Foods)
2:00 pm: Grand Prize Raffle Drawing
2:30 pm: (to be determined)
3:30 pm: Buffalo Soldiers of the American West (Supported by Humanities Nebraska)
4:00 pm: Poker tournament starts
4:30 pm: Line Dancing with Trevon Newman
5:00 pm: Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
5:30 pm: International Western Music Association
6:00 pm: S’more Roasting (complements of Scouting America and Sonny’s Super Foods)
6:30 pm: Open Mic Night by Keep Sidney Beautiful
8:00 pm: Raffle Drawings
8:30 pm: Line Dancing with Trevon Newman
9:00 pm: festival closes down for the day
Limited Time Saturday Activities
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Sidney Public Library Bookmobile
10:00am – 4:00 pm: Petting Zoo sponsored by Sutton Home Gallery
10:00 am – 4:30 pm: Wagon Rides
10:00am – 4:00 pm: Historic, guided Bus Tours to the Fort Sidney Museum, Camp Lookout, and Boot Hill Cemetery.
Sunday, June 14th
8:00 am: flag ceremony and national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
8:10 am: breakfast available for $6 (sponsored by Safeway and Sidney Elks Lodge)
8:30 am: church service
9:00 am: Calamity Jane portrayed by Jena Sierks
9:30 am: Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
10:00 am: (to be determined)
11:00 am: Buffalo Soldiers of the American West (Supported by Humanities Nebraska)
12:00 pm: International Western Music Association
1:00 pm: (to be determined)
1:30 pm: Raffle Drawings
2:00 pm: Closing