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Friday, ‎Feb ‎15th-18th: 15th Annual Waterfall Ice Festival

For additional information visit www.southforkice.com or call 307-899-9937.

Friday, ‎March ‎16th, Wapiti School Annual Spaghetti Dinner ‏‎

Location: Wapiti SchoolCost: $7.00 Each or $20.00 FamilyFor additional information contact Rita at 527-6807

Friday, April 26th 8:00 am: Roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful

Will open to automobile travel, weather permitting.  One week later than originally scheduled.

Friday, May 31st - Sunday, June 2nd: Tom Lucas -

Western Artist @ the Elephant Head Lodge.

http://www.tomlucas.us/

Public & Guests Welcome!

You may see him making arrowhead , learn how to make a bow, painting and whatever else you want him to do.  Let us know your interests in advance if possible.

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EARLY JUNE: Tower Fall to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Pass)

Will open to motorized vehicles, weather permitting

Friday, June 14th; Beartooth Highway opens

Weather permitting

Saturday, June 1st - Saturday, August 31st: Cody Nite Rodeo - 8 pm

Complete rodeo events including bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing, bronc riding at the Stampede Grounds.
Tickets $18.00 Adults, Children 7-12, $8.00
Ticket office 307-587-5155 or 1-800-207-0744. www.codystampederodeo.com

Thursday, 7th - Saturday, 9th: Cody Wild West Shootout

Cowboy Action Shoot at the Cody Shooting Complex. For additional information contact Kari Lynn or Joe Cross at 307-587-2946. www.highlonesomedrifters.com

Wednesday, June 12th - Sunday, June 16th: Jake Clark's Mule Days

Parade and mule rodeo and sale, dance and shooting seminars in Ralston, WY. For additional information contact Kay Clark at 307-754-4320. Free Admission.
www.saddlemule.com

Saturday, June 15th - Sunday, June 16th: 32nd Annual Plains Indian Museum Powwow

Indian dancing and drum competition, food and crafts from the Indian culture of the region. Location is the Robbie Gardens at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

For additional information contact Rebecca West at 307-578-4049 or visit http://www.bbhc.org/explore/events/powwow/.

Sunday, June 30th: Cody/Yellowstone PRCA Xtreme Bulls - 7 pm

Top bull riders compete on tough bulls. Complete PRCA bull riding action. Location: Cody Stampede Grounds.  For tickets call 1-800-207-0744 or visit www.codystampederodeo.com

Monday, July 1st - Thursday, July 4th: 94th Annual Cody Stampede

Cody's major event of the year with rodeos, parades, fireworks and entertainment. Stampede Park. Rodeo Ticket office 307-587-5155 or 800-207-0744. www.codystampederodeo.com , tickets@codystampederodeo.com.

Monday, July 1st - Thursday, July 4th: Wild West Extravaganza

Craft fair and food vendors in City Park. To rent space call Becky Kinkade at 307-578-7040 or 406-861-7768.

Thursday, July 4th: Runners Stampede - 7:00 am

5K and 10K walk/run. Cody Recreation Center - 307-587-0400 www.cityofcody-wy.gov. kellys@cityofcody.com

Saturday, June 1st - Saturday, August 31st: Cody Nite Rodeo - 8 pm

Complete rodeo events including bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing, bronc riding at the Stampede Grounds.
Tickets $18.00 Adults, Children 7-12, $8.00
Ticket office 307-587-5155 or 1-800-207-0744. www.codystampederodeo.com

Friday, July 12th - Saturday, July 13th: 26th Annual Yellowstone Jazz Festival

Jazz performances at various locations in Cody and Powell. For additional information contact Neil Hansen at 307-754-6427 or visit www.yellowstonejazz.com              yellowstonejazz@yahoo.com

Friday, July 12th - Sunday, July 14th: Winchester Arms and Winchester Club of American Arms Show

Buying, trading and selling guns and related items. Educational displays.

Location: Riley Arena

For additional information contact Randy Saba at (303) 921-9821

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Check out our flickr.com link on "Our Photos" page

for recent wildlife and scenery photos taken in the area.

Saturday, August 3rd - Sunday, August 4th: 18th Annual Wild West Balloon Fest

Hot air balloon competitions and a "moon glow" highlight this annual event. Located in Mentock Park, Cody.  Various times throughout the days. Free Admission!  For additional information contact Jack Way at (307) 527-7424.

Saturday, August 3 & Sunday, August 4th: Wings 'n' Wheels Air Show

Powell Municipal airport

Thursday, August 8th - Saturday, August, 10th: 20th Annual Buffalo Bill Invitational Shootout

The best all-around shotgun challenge in the west. A 350-target shoot with targets in skeet, trap, wobble trap, 5 stand and sporting clays.  At the Cody Shooting Complex. For additional information contact Jill Osiecki-Gleich at

307-587-4771.

Saturday, August 10th: Annual Kirwin Excursion

Gold was discovered at Kirwin, high on the Wood River in 1885. By 1894, the Shoshone River Mining Co. formed and the first ore was shipped from Kirwin by mule in 1897. Kirwin became well established, with 200 people and 38 buildings, including boarding houses, a hotel, a sawmill, a post office, stores and houses, but no cemetery, saloons or brothels. The gold and silver mined there was of low quality. A miner was killed in a mine explosion in 1905. In 1907, a savage snowstorm struck, dumping 50 to 100 feet of snow over more than eight days. An avalanche swept down one of the mountains, killing three people. Kirwin residents had to wait until the storm cleared to get word of the deaths to Meeteetse. When the storm cleared and crews began clearing the roads, the people of Kirwin left with what they could carry, leaving sheets on the beds and dishes on the tables. Today, many buildings, remnants of buildings and pieces of mining equipment remain, allowing the visitor a glimpse into the past. Meeteetse Museums, Inc. sponsors an annual trip to Kirwin with speakers who talk about the town, mining, people and the area. An Annual Kirwin Excursion is held on a Saturday, in mid August. The trip is a full day. Participants should bring a lunch and beverages for the day, warm clothes, walking shoes and a camera. Again, four wheel drive or high clearance vehicle is required, and car pooling is encouraged. Donations are accepted.
For additional information contact Meeteetse Visitor Information Center 307-868-2454.  www.meeteetsewy.com director@tctwest.net

Saturday, August 31st: Meeteetse Absaroka Challenge

The Meeteetse Recreation District has a mountain race every year in the Timber Creek area. This year’s race is set for Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 1, 2012. There has been considerable excitement about this event and the location the last eight years. The Meeteetse Absaroka Challenge has been chosen to be part of the Trophy Series sponsored by Trail Runners Magazine. This is a must attend event. There is races for all abilities, so be part of something special. The 5k, 10k race will run up the Timber Creek jeep trail which will be set up so the whole family will be able to participate. The 15k mountain run is an extreme race and not for the faint of heart. It continues up and around the mountain with a 2000' rise in altitude to around 9700', then continues through some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in all the Rocky Mountains. It concludes with a descent down a 1000' mountain face. According to local mountain running legend Fred Thomas and other participants from past races, it is one of the most RADICAL FINISHES around with the makings of a classic!  For more information contact the Meeteetse Information Center at 307-868-2603. www.meeteetsewy.com meetrec@tctwest.net

Saturday, Aug 31st - Monday, Sept 2nd:  Meeteetse 101st Annual Labor Day Celebration

Meeteetse has been celebrating the same 3 day event for 101 years. The event started originally by Josh Dean with a steer roasting in a large pit and a time for neighbors who may not have seen each other all summer to get together. Ranch work left (and still does) little time to go visiting so it was reserved for those times when at least most of the chores were done. The end of summer is one of those times; the hay is in and it's not yet branding and sorting time. Over Labor Day weekend, rodeos, street games, food and entertainment liven up this small ranching community just 30 miles south of Cody.  For additional information call the Meeteetse Visitor Information Center at 307-868-2454 or visit www.meeteetsewy.com.

Thursday, Sept 12th- Saturday, Sept 14th: Yellowstone Quilt Festival

Quilters from all over gather in Cody to celebrate the art of quilting. Prizes, contests and vendors.  Location: Cody Auditorium   Contact Kathy Lichtendahl at (307) 645-3366 for more information. http://www.yellowstonequiltfest.info/index.html

Wednesday, Sept 18th - Sunday, Sept 22nd: Cody High Style

Exhibition, fashion show and seminars regarding western design in furniture, accessories and fashion. Contact the Cody Country Chamber of Commerce for additional information.    Cody Auditorium  307-587-2777

Friday, Sept 20th & Saturday , Sept 21st: 32nd Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale

The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale is a fine art sale with a Western theme, offering works relating to the land, people and wildlife of the American West. Artists offer a broad range of stylistic interpretations of the West, in oil painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, ceramic and mixed media. All works are original art. The Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale benefits the prestigious Buffalo Bill Historical Center and is held in conjunction with the Center's Patrons Ball and Cody High Style, all part of Cody, Wyoming's annual "Rendezvous Royale Immerse Yourself in the Arts" The art exhibition, housed in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center’s John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery, is free for public viewing each September. Main events include the Friday evening Auction, where guests view the exhibition a final time, then stroll to the beautiful party tent adjacent to the museum for food, drinks, live music and a spirited auction; and the Saturday morning Quick Draw, where guests enjoy breakfast then observe nearly thirty painters and sculptors at work in the Robbie Powwow Garden, often using live models, to complete a piece in one hour.www.buffalobillartshow.com   info@buffalobillartshow.com

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Saturday, Nov 16th : Lions Club Turkey Day

This is the Lions Club major fundraiser for the year. Raffle tickets available to win a truck and other items, shooting games, and kids turkey themed day. Come join the fun!  Bob Moore Parking Lot in Cody

Saturday, Nov 16th: Holiday Craft Bazaar

Local Artisans show and sell their wares in time for Christmas shopping at the Cody Convention Center. This is a fundraising event for Crisis Intervention Services. Contact Lisa Velker at 307-587-3545 for table rentals.

Saturday, Nov 30th: Cody Christmas Celebration

Downtown stroll, carolers, warming barrels and lighted Christmas parade are all part of this fun filled kickoff to the holiday season.
Contact the Cody Chamber, 307-587-2777 for additional information.

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Saturday, Dec 7th: Powell Country Christmas

Lighted parade, crafts, torchlight parade in downtown Powell. For additional information contact the Powell Chamber of Commerce, 307-754-3494 or visit www.powellchamber.org.

Saturday, Dec 7th: Holiday Open House at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Seasonal decorations, music and dance, visits with Santa and homemade treats!
Visit www.bbhc.org for details.