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Western Heritage Awards
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

August 16, 2024
December 31, 2024

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is among the nation’s most prestigious museums of Western heritage and art. Set atop the historic Persimmon Hill district ov...

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Colorado Cowboy Gathering
Golden, Colorado

January 17, 2025
January 18, 2025

Thirty-fouryears of celebrating the cowboy-way at this year’s Colorado Cowboy Gathering! This year's event features a show stopping line-up of headlining performers.

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40th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Elko, Nevada

January 27, 2025
February 1, 2025

It all began as a time and place where western ranchers and cowboys could gather to share poems about their lives working cattle. Three decades later, the Gathering encompasses wes...

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Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous
Logan, Utah

March 6, 2025
March 9, 2025

3 Stages  Western Music & Cowboy Poetry -  Open Mic Stage Western Vendors -Food Vendors Square & Western Swing Dancing - Kids Corral Youth Poetry & P...

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National Accordion Convention
Lewisville, Texas

March 13, 2025
March 15, 2025

IWMA is collaborating with the NAA to put a little Western into accordions!

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Juab Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
Nephi, Utah

April 25, 2025
April 26, 2025

Thirty-two years of celebrating the cowboy-way at this year’s Colorado Cowboy Gathering! This year's event features a show stopping line-up of headlining performers.

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Genoa Western Heritage Days
Genoa, Nevada

May 2, 2025
May 4, 2025

A Western American Art Show - Western Vendors & Makers - Chilren's Activities - Living History with Chautauqua Perormers - Live Music - Ag in the Classroom - Horse Parade -...

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World Yodel Day

August 8, 2025

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Durango Cowboy Gathering
Durango, Colorado

October 1, 2025
October 5, 2025

The Gathering is a five-day exciting, fun-filled event held the first week of October with evening performances and Saturday daytime sessions. Poets and musicians from throughout t...

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