Schedule 2025
Friday June, 13th
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday, June 14th
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday June 15th
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 about the Pony Express
Friday, June 13th
5:00 pm Flag ceremony with national anthem by Kelsey Arrington
5:10 pm Calamity Jane
5:30 pm Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
6:00 pm Western Music and Cowboy Poetry Showcase presented by the Black Hills & Beyond Chapter of IWMA
6:00 pm S’mores – sponsored by Sonny’s Super Foods and BSA troop 90
6:30 pm 5K walk/run by Christian’s Love: A Pregnancy Loss Support Foundation
7:00 pm Peter and Kathy Gibbs are unable to attend due to health issues.
7:30 pm Raffle drawings
8:00 pm Dancing with Trevon
9:00 pm festival closes down for the day
Saturday, June 14th
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 Calamity Jane
9:00 am 5k walk/run (rescheduled date & time due to Friday night weather).
9:30 am Gold Canyon Gun fighters
10:00 am Jerome Kills Small
11:00 am Buffalo Soldiers of the American West
12:00 pm Western Music and Cowboy Poetry Showcase presented by the Black Hills & Beyond Chapter of IWMA
2:00 pm Egg Toss Tournament
2:00 pm Homemade Ice Cream – sponsored by Sonny’s Super Foods hand churned by BSA troop 90
2:00 pm Grand Prize Raffle Drawing
2:15 pm Flag Day ceremony by the Sidney Elks Lodge.
3:00 pm Buffalo Soldiers of the American West
4:00 pm Line Dancing with Trevon
4:00 pm Poker Tournament
4:30 pm Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
5:00 pm Western Music and Cowboy Poetry Showcase presented by the Black Hills & Beyond Chapter of IWMA
6:00 pm Calamity Jane
6:00 pm S’mores – sponsored by Sonny’s Super Foods and BSA troop 90
6:30 pm Open Mic Night by Keep Sidney Beautiful
8:00 pm Gordy Wilkins
9:00 pm festival closes down for the day
Saturday Activities
10:00am – 4:00 pm Petting Zoo
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.
Sunday, June 15th
8:00 am flag ceremony with 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
9:30 am Gold Canyon Gun Fighters
10:00 am Jerome Kills Small
11:00 am Buffalo Soldiers of the American West
12:00 pm Western Music and Cowboy Poetry Showcase presented by the Black Hills & Beyond Chapter of IWMA
1:00 pm Peter & Kathy Gibbs are unable to attend due to health issues.
1:30 pm Raffle Drawings
2:00 pm Closing