The Daddy of ’em All — which runs July 22 to July 31 — has been held since 1897, celebrating Cheyenne’s Previous West roots.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The 126th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD), an enormous, 10-day western celebration, opens Friday, July 22.
The “Daddy of ’em All” has been held since 1897 in order that Cheyenne can have a good time its Previous West roots.
Greater than 140,000 individuals will go to the Wyoming capital for a packed pageant schedule of rodeos, parades, pancake breakfasts, an airshow with the Thunderbirds and concert events with Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Child Rock and extra.
The centerpiece of the celebration is the world’s largest outside rodeo which attracts the highest professionals who compete for greater than $1 million in prize cash.
Here is all the things that you must know concerning the 2022 Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Cheyenne Frontier Days at all times brings the highest names in leisure to carry out at Frontier Nights and this yr isn’t any exception.
Jason Aldean will kick off the 126th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days on Friday, July 22. Nation music icons Brooks & Dunn will shut out the live performance sequence on Saturday, July 30.
Different headliners this summer time embody Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Parker McCollum, Child Rock, and Koe Wetzel.
Gabby Barrett, Chancey Williams, Russell Dickerson, Nelly, Evening Ranger, Ian Munsick, Brett Kissell, Elvie Shane, and Jelly Roll are additionally scheduled to carry out at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2022.
Skilled Bull Riders (PBR) will maintain evening occasions on Monday and Tuesday.
Tickets for the Frontier Nights exhibits are on sale now at CFDRodeo.com and by cellphone at 307-778-7222.
Cheyenne Frontier Days 2022
Frontier Nights Schedule
- Friday, July 22 — Jason Aldean with Gabby Barrett
- Saturday, July 23 — Dierks Bentley with Chancey Williams
- Sunday, July 24 — Parker McCollum with Ian Munsick & Brett Kissell
- Monday, July 25 — Skilled Bull Riders
- Tuesday, July 26 — Skilled Bull Riders
- Wednesday, July 27 — Child Rock with Evening Ranger
- Thursday, July 28 — Koe Wetzel, Jelly Roll & Nelly
- Friday, July 29 — Sam Hunt with Russell Dickerson
- Saturday, July 30 — Brooks & Dunn with Elvie Shane
The one factor higher than pancakes is free pancakes. Cheyenne Frontier Days’ Pancake Breakfasts are legendary and draw vacationers from around the globe.
Volunteers in downtown Cheyenne will serve up greater than 100,000 flapjacks, cook dinner 3,000 kilos of ham, serve 9,200 cartons of milk and 520 gallons of espresso with 630 kilos of butter and 475 gallons of syrup.
The three pancake breakfasts — that are utterly free to the general public — will happen Monday, July 25, Wednesday, July 27 and Friday, July 29.
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Simply outdoors of the rodeo enviornment, Previous Frontier City options Western retailers, craftspeople, artisans and particular faces from the Previous West.
The city’s petting zoo is a must-see when you have kids.
Cheyenne is understood around the globe for its love of rodeo. There might be 9 days of rodeo motion this yr.
Occasions within the rodeo embody bareback driving, barrel racing, breakaway roping, bull driving, saddle bronc driving, steer wrestling, workforce roping and tie down roping.
The carnival halfway at CFD has thrilling rides, children rides and wonderful carnival meals. What extra is there to say?
The halfway is open day by day from 10 a.m. to midnight.
The U.S. Air Pressure Thunderbirds will scream throughout the blue Wyoming sky on Wednesday, July 27 at 9 a.m.
The sharply-choreographed air demonstration will function the Thunderbirds’ thrilling aerial acrobatics over Cheyenne’s F.E. Warren Air Pressure Base.
American Indians have at all times been an essential a part of Western historical past and it is no totally different at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
The park’s Indian Village hosts American Indian performers who educate guests about American Indian heritage and tradition. There are additionally Native American craft and meals distributors.
Downtown Cheyenne is the situation of 4 Grand Parades that draw guests from around the globe. The parades function high marching bands and probably the most horse-drawn automobiles you may see wherever.
The parades will happen on Saturday, July 23, Tuesday, July 26, Thursday, July 28 and Saturday, July 30 at 9 a.m. in downtown Cheyenne.
Cheyenne Frontier Days lets guests see how such an enormous occasion is placed on with day by day Behind the Chutes excursions. The free excursions let guests meet the animals, step into the chutes and stroll throughout the sector flooring.
The excursions are held most days at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
If you happen to aren’t in a position to see the Previous West Museum throughout this yr’s occasion, the museum is open yr spherical.
Cheyenne Frontier Days: Daddy of ’em All
The 126th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days opens Friday, July 22 and continues by means of Sunday, July 31, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Held the final full week of each July since 1897 aside from 2020, Frontier Days carried on by means of each World Wars and the Nice Despair, when powerful funds prompted it to change into a principally volunteer-run pageant of rodeo, music concert events, parades and different occasions.
A whole Cheyenne Frontier Days schedule and occasion tickets could be discovered at CFDRodeo.com.
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