Activities 2026
Back by Popular Demand
Petting Zoo
Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
FREE – Thanks to the generous support of Sutton Home Gallery
Ceramic Craft Project
Brought to you by:
Elston House
All weekend long
Poker Tournament
You will receive a free, complementary entry into our raffle drawing for preregistering!
Saturday 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Scavenger Hunt Bingo on Bicycles
You will receive a free, complementary entry into our raffle drawing for preregistering!
Starts on Saturday 10:00 am at Pedalers Corner
Line Dancing with Trevon Newman
Check back for Schedule
Explore a Nebraska State Parks History Trailer
The Current Topic is the Pony Express
All Weekend Long
5k walk/run
Brought to you by and funds will support the Christian’s Love: A Pregnancy Loss Support Foundation
Saturday morning at 9:00 am
Play Cricket with Tom Melville
Saturday and Sunday
West Nebraska Amateur Radio Club
Substantially more advanced than the Pony Express or the telegraph, but still a lot of fun!
Bounce House and Mini Golf vendor
1 day wrist band $15
View and purchase the amazing leather and fur items from Blue Creek Traders
All weekend Long
Learn about Buffalo Bill Cody from Dion Chaon
All weekend Long
Speak with Andrew Kuehl about Jack Davis
All weekend Long
Speak with Len Peters about
Dutch McSween
All weekend Long
Speak with Dale Lindsay about the the old west
All weekend Long
Sidney Public Library Bookmobile
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Hand Churned Ice Cream
FREE
Sponsored by Sonny’s Super Foods and Hand churned by BSA troop 90
Sponsored by Sonny’s Super Foods and Hand churned by BSA troop 90
Saturday starting at 2:00 pm
Campfire S'mores
FREE
Brought to you by Sonny’s Super Foods and BSA troop 90
Roasting starts around 6:00 pm on Friday and Saturday evenings
Gold Panning
Hands on panning for fools gold (iron pyrite)
All Weekend Long
Speak with the Frontiersmen
All Weekend Long
Wagon Rides
Free – complements of Sidney Gold Rush Days.
Saturday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Take a guided bus tour to Camp Lookout, Boothill Cemetery, and the Fort Sidney Museum
Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Church Service
Sunday Morning at 8:30 am
Hoop Trundling
All weekend Long – Self-Service
Play Cornhole
Make a Mini Teepee
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Face Painting
By the Sidney High School Dance and Cheer Teams.
Saturday 9:00am – 4:00pm and possibly other times
Make an Arrowhead Pendant
Saturday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Watch a Blacksmith at Work
All Weekend Long
Try your hand at using a Spring Pole Lathe
All Weekend Long
Children's Tomahawk Throw
All Weekend Long
Build with Giant Lincoln Logs
All Weekend Long
