Past Schedules
2024
Friday, June 7th
5:00 pm Flag ceremony with national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
5:10 pm Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
5:40 pm Peter & Kathy Gibbs
6:10 pm Raffle Drawings and announcements
6:10 pm S’mores (sponsored by 21st Century Equipment and BSA)
6:30 pm Calamity Jane by Jena Sierks
***NOTE: we had to make a last minute change to this evening’s schedule. ***
7:00 pm Sandra Buckner
7:30 pm 5K Glow Run
7:30 pm Buffalo Bill by Dion Chaon
8:00 pm Phyllis Stone – Lifestyles of Lakota Women
9:00 pm festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 8th
8:00 am Flag ceremony with national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
8:10 am Breakfast (sponsored by Safeway and Sidney Elks Lodge)
8:30 am Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
8:30 am Oktoberfest Committee Homemade Pie Contest judging
9:00 am Introduction to Cricket by Tom Melville
9:15 am Peter & Kathy Gibbs
9:45 am Phyllis Stone – Mni Wiconi: Lakota for ‘Water Is Life’
10:00 am Bicycle Ride Scavenger Hunt to the Park Leaving Peddlers corner.
10:45 am Raffle Drawings and announcements
11:00 am Sandra Buckner
11:30 am Deb Carpenter-Nolting – Hearts Compass Women on the Trail
12:00 pm Rotary Club Cornhole Tournament
12:30 pm Kelsey Arrington
1:00 pm Pony Express
1:45 pm Introduction to Cricket by Tom Melville
2:00 pm Raffle Drawings and announcements
2:00 pm homemade hand-churned Ice Cream (sponsored by 21st Century Equipment and BSA)
2:15 pm Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
2:45 pm Fashion show with Saunders Costumes
3:30 pm Phyllis Stone – Our Plains Indian Heritage
4:00 pm Poker Tournament
4:30 pm Calamity Jane by Jena Sierks
5:00 pm Peter & Kathy Gibbs
5:30 pm Gordy Wilkins
6:15 pm S’mores (sponsored by 21st Century Equipment and BSA)
6:15 pm Raffle Drawings and announcements
6:30 pm line dancing with Trévon Newman
7:30 pm Calamity Jane by Jena Sierks
8:15 pm Sandra Buckner & Kelsey Arrington
9:00 pm festival closes down for the day
Saturday Activities
10:00 am – 4:30 pm Wagon Rides
10:00am – 3:00 pm Historic, guided Bus Tours to the Fort Sidney Museum, Camp Lookout, and Boot Hill Cemetery.
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Collectables Auction
9:15 am – 6:00 pm Play Historic Cricket
9:00 am – 2:00 pm Friends of the Library Western Book Sale
Sunday, June 9th
8:00 am flag ceremony with national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
8:10 am breakfast available for $5 (sponsored by Safeway and Sidney Elks Lodge)
8:30 am church service
9:15 am Calamity Jane by Jena Sierks
9:45 am Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
10:15 am Peter & Kathy Gibbs
11:00 am Deb Carpenter-Nolting – Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History
12:00 pm raffle drawings and announcements
12:15 pm Buffalo Bill & Calamity Jane
12:45 pm Gordy Wilkins
1:30 pm Sandra Buckner
2:00 pm Closing
2023
Friday, June 9th, 2023 (5:00 pm – 9:00 pm)** Raffle drawings throughout the evening ** |
2022
Friday, June 10th, 2022 (5:00 pm – 9:00 PM)
**(Raffle drawings throughout the evening)**
5:00 PM– Festival Kickoff
5:05 PM – Chris Gutierrez
5:30 PM – marshmallow s’mores around the camp file (sponsored by Wheat Belt Power)
6:00 PM – Peter & Kathy Gibbs – Lakota traditions, culture, & dance – Humanities Nebraska
7:00 PM – Dan Holtz – All Original, All Nebraska – Humanities Nebraska
9:00 PM– Festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 11th, 2022 (8:00 am – 9:00 PM)
**(Raffle drawings throughout the day)**
**5K starting times of 9:00 am, 9:30 am, & 10:00am (See 5K on activities page for detailes and signup)**
8:00 am – Breakfast – Don’t forget to wear your 2022 Sidney Gold Rush Days button to get your free breakfast burrito make by La Laguna!
9:00 am – Peter & Kathy Gibbs – Lakota traditions, culture, & dance – Humanities Nebraska
10:00 am – Dan Holtz – Nebraska Through Song and Story – Humanities Nebraska
11:15 am – Jacie McConnell – The Little Fiddler and Story Teller
12:30 – David Henson – Learn about the mules doing our wagon rides
1:00 PM – Chris Gutierrez
2:00 PM – hand churned ice cream social (sponsored by Wheat Belt Power)
2:45 PM – Peter & Kathy Gibbs – Lakota traditions, culture, & dance – Humanities Nebraska
3:45 PM – Dan Holtz – From Bleeding Kansas to Old Virginny: Songs and Stories of the Civil War – Humanities Nebraska
5:00 pm – Jacie McConnell – The Little Fiddler and Story Teller
6:00 pm – marshmallow s’mores around the camp file (sponsored by Wheat Belt Power)
6:45 pm – Peter & Kathy Gibbs – Lakota traditions, culture, & dance – Humanities Nebraska
8:00 pm – Chris Gutierrez
9:00 PM– Festival closes down for the day
Sunday, June 12th, 2022 (8:30 am – 2:00 PM)
**(Raffle drawings throughout the day)**
8:30 am – breakfast burritos made by La Laguna
9:00 am – Church Service
10:30 am – Peter & Kathy Gibbs – Lakota traditions, culture, & dance – Humanities Nebraska
12:00 pm – Chris Gutierrez
2:00 pm – Closing
2021
Friday, June 11th, 2021 (5:00 pm – 9:00 PM)**(Raffle drawings throughout the evening)**5:00 PM– Campfire Kickoff 5:10 PM – Rex Rideout (Fiddle player and songs of the American West) 6:20 PM – Chris Gutierrez (local vocalist) 6:30 PM – Free Hotdogs, Brats, chips, water, and cookies complements of Wheat Belt Power District and partners Tri-State Generation and Transmission, and Touchstone Energy 7:00pm – Charlotte Endorf (No Time on My Hands: The Story of Grace Snyder) 9:00 PM– Festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 12th, 2021 (8:00 am – 9:00 PM)**(Raffle drawings throughout the day)**8:00 am – Breakfast – Don’t forget to wear your 2021 Sidney Gold Rush Days button to get your free breakfast! 8:10 am – Rex Rideout (Fiddle player and songs of the American West) 9:00 am – 5K obstacle walk/run sponsored by Take Back Health and Fitness 9:15 am – Jerry Lucas (Tells the story of Hiram Scott) 10:15 am – Jacie & Jerry McConnell (The Little Fiddler and Story Teller) 11:00 am – Caryl Harvey (Historic portrayal of Sara Ann Whitney) 12:00 PM – Chris Sayre (Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord: Music from Various Ethnic Groups in Nebraska) 1:00 PM – Charlotte Endorf (The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley) 2:00 PM – Pony Express 2:30 PM – ice cream social 3:00 PM – Rex Rideout (Fiddle player and songs of the American West) 4:00 PM – Caryl Harvey (Historic portrayal of Sara Ann Whitney) 5:00 PM – Chris Sayre (A Musical Journey Across America: Songs That Helped Shape a Nation) 6:10 PM – Jerry Lucas (Tells the story of Hiram Scott) 7:10 PM – Jacie & Jerry McConnell (The Little Fiddler and Story Teller) 8:10 PM – Chris Gutierrez (local vocalist) 9:00 PM– Festival closes down for the day Sunday, June 13th, 2021 (8:30 am – 2:00 PM)**(Raffle drawings throughout the day)**8:30 am – Breakfast of Pancakes and eggs. $4.00 9:00 am – Church Service officiated by Justin Brown 10:00 am – Rex Rideout (Fiddle player and songs of the American West) 11:00 am – Chris Sayre (The British Isles and Irish Sampler) 12:10 PM – Chris Gutierrez (local vocalist) 2:00 PM– Closing | ||
2019
Friday, June 7th, 2019 (5:00 pm – 9:00 pm)5:00 pm – Campfire Kick-Off 5:00 pm – Touchstone Energy hot air balloon viewing at “glow night” compliments of Wheat Belt Public Power District partnering with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, and Touchstone Energy (weather permitting) 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm FREE hot dogs, brats, chips, and a drink compliments of Wheat Belt Public Power District partnering with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, and Touchstone Energy 5:15 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters 5:45 pm – Native American dancers 6:45 pm – David Seay (Humanities Nebraska) “Nebraska Territory Stories” 7:55 pm – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about Lakota life 8:05 pm – Kid’s 1 Mile Run – (Sidney Park Project) 8:15 pm – 5K walkers – (Sidney Park Project) 8:30 pm – 5K runners – (Sidney Park Project) 9:00 pm – Festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 8th, 2019 (7:00 am – 7:00 pm)7:00 am – Come early and take a tethered hot air balloon ride thanks to Wheat Belt Public Power District partnering with Tri-State Generation and Transmission, and Touchstone Energy (weather permitting – has to be nearly wind still) 8:00 am -Breakfast – Don’t forget to wear your 2019 Sidney Gold Rush Days button to get your free breakfast! 8:00 am – 10:00 am – Hometown Radio remote broadcast with their Summer Tour Spin N Win Jackpot Machine 8:00 am -Celebration Kickoff and National Anthem 8:15 am -Gold Canyon Gun Fighters 8:50 am – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about Lakota life 9:30 am – David Seay (Humanities Nebraska) “Train Songs and Tales” 10:35 am – Apen County Band 12:15 pm – Native American dancers 12:45 pm – Old Time Fashion Show 1:30 pm – Paul Siebert (Humanites Nebraska) “Echoes of an Era” Part #1 2:35 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighers 3:00 pm – Bob & Sheila Everhart (Smithsonian Instituation) “How Western Music Won the West” 4:15 pm – Paul Siebert (Humanities Nebraska) “Echoes of an Era” Part #2 5:30 pm – Native American dancers 6:35 pm – Chris Gutierrez 7:00 pm -Festival closes down for the day Sunday, June 9th, 2019 (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)8:30 am – Breakfast of Pancakes and eggs. $4.00 9:00 am – Church Service – officiated by Justin Brown from The Well Church 10:00 am – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters 10:25 am – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about Lakota life 10:50 am – Native American dancers 12:00 pm – Paul Siebert (Humanities Nebraska) “Echoes of an Era” Part #3 1:10 pm – Chris Gutierrez 2:00 pm – Closing | ||
2018
Friday, June 8th, 2018 (5:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
5:00 pm – Campfire Kick-Off
5:15 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
5:45 pm – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about life in a tipi
6:30 pm – Jerome Kills Small – Trade Between the Lakota Sioux and Early White Traders (funded by Humanities Nebraska)
7:45 pm – Chris Gutierrez
All evening campfire and cookout – Bring hot dogs and marshmallows to roast around the campfire!
9:00 pm – Festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 9th, 2018 (8:00 am – 9:00 pm)
8:00 am – Breakfast – Don’t forget to wear your 2018 Sidney Gold Rush Days button to get your free breakfast!
8:00 am – Celebration Kickoff and National Anthem
8:15 am – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
8:45 am – Jerome Kills Small – Harvesting Foods and Medicines in the Dakota Tradition (funded by Humanities Nebraska)
9:40 am – Patricia Campbell, author of “Deadwood in My Blood” and “Best of the West”
10:00 am – Cheyenne County Community Band
10:50 am – Gordy Wilkins – Historian and Story Teller
11:15 am – Michael Murphy – Native American Flute Music
12:30 pm – Aspen County Band
2:10 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
2:35 pm – Patricia Campbell, author of “Deadwood in My Blood” and “Best of the West”
3:00 pm – Jerome Kills Small – Children Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories (funded by Humanities Nebraska)
3:55 pm – Gordy Wilkins – Historian and Story Teller
4:20 pm – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about life in a tipi
4:55 pm – Chris Gutierrez
5:30 pm – Michael Murphy – Native American Flute Music
6:35 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
7:00 pm – David Marsh – Music of the Germanic Lands (funded by Humanities Nebraska)
9:00 pm – Festival closes down for the day
Sunday, June 10th, 2018 (8:30 am – 2:00 pm)
8:30 am – Breakfast of Pancakes and eggs. $4.00
9:00 am – Church Service – officiated by Dr. Curtiss Davis of the Sidney First Christian Church
10:00 am – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
10:25 am – Peter Gibbs – Interactive question and answer session about life in a tipi
11:00 am – David Marsh – Music of the Plains (funded by Humanities Nebraska)
12:40 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
1:10 pm – Chris Gutierrez
2:00 pm -Closing
2017
Friday, June 9th, 2017
5:00 pm – Campfire Kick-Off
5:30 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
6:00 pm – Gordy Wilkins – History & story telling
6:15 pm – Chris Gutierrez
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Green Valley Homesteaders bluegrass jam – Just listen or bring your instrument and play along!
8:00 pm – Chamber – Teammates 5K Walk/Run
All evening Storytelling and cookout – bring hot dogs and marshmallows to roast around the campfire!
Saturday, June 10th, 2017
7:30 am – Breakfast – Don’t forget to wear your button to get your breakfast!
8:15 am – Celebration Kick-Off and National Anthem
8:30 am – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
8:50 am – Joan Wells trick roper
9:05 am – Gordy Wilkins – History & story telling
9:20 am – Paul Siebert
10:05 am – Chris Gutierrez
10:25 am – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
10:45 am – David Seay – Nebraska territory stories
11:30 am – Snake Oil Salesman
12:00 pm – Aspen County Band
12:45 pm – Gordy Wilkins – History & story telling
1:00 pm – Paul Siebert
1:45 pm – Auction
2:15 pm – David Seay –“Traditions” in Traditional Folk Music
3:00 pm – Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
3:20 pm – Joan Wells trick roper
3:35 pm – Gordy Wilkins – History & story telling
3:50 pm – Snake Oil Salesman
4:05 pm – Chris Gutierrez
4:25 pm – Aspen County Band
6:00 pm – Closing