Wagon Days
Welcome to Wagon Days!
Schedule of Events
9:30 AM: Horsemanship & Cultural Performances Festival Meadows
The Eh-Capa Bareback Riders and Escaramuza Charra riding and performance groups their exceptional and courageous riding skills.
Location: Festival Meadows, 206 Sun Valley Road, Sun Valley, ID 83353
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Children's Activities: Petting zoo, face painting, balloon animals, and historical re-enactment
Town Square hosts open to the public children's activities including a petting zoo, face painting, balloon animals, and an interactive historical experience. Wagons Ho!, offers children a hands-on experience and understanding of how pioneers lived.
Yeehaw, little partners! Gather 'round, 'cause the Town Square's cookin' up a heap of fun for the young'uns! As it so happn's all these shindigs are open to all young pioneers, free of charge! We've got a menagerie of cuddly critters for pettin', wild and whacky face paintin', balloon critters twistin', and a hands-on time-travelin' adventure!
With "Wagons Ho!", the kiddos will get a chance to feel what life was like on the pioneer trail. Come on down and let 'em live a day in the boots of those brave old settlers!
Location: Ketchum Town Square, East Ave & 4th St E, Ketchum, ID 83340
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM: Sun Valley Story Tour
Visit the area's most historic locales. Jump on the Sun Valley Story Tour bus for a one-hour guided tour past historical sites such as the Horace Lewis home and mining historical sites, the Union Pacific Terminal, Comstock-Clark Mercantile Building, and many more.
Sun Valley Story Tour Departing from the Visitor Center 491 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum. Visit the area's most historic locales, jump on the Sun Valley Story Tour bus for a one-hour guided tour past historical sites such as the Horace Lewis home and mining historical sites, the Union Pacific Terminal, Comstock-Clark Mercantile Building, and many more.
To register call 208.726.3423. Registration is required.
Location: Ketchum, 491 Sun Valley Rd, Ketchum, ID 83340
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Ore Wagon Museum
Get an up-close look at the massive Lewis Ore Wagons. Come inside the museum to view historical items from Ketchum's founding, mining history, and Wagon Days. Step outside for a tour of Ketchum's oldest surviving building, the Bonning Cabin. The historical exhibit was developed in partnership with City of Ketchum, Blaine County Historical Museum, and The Community Library's Regional History Department. The Ore Wagon Museum also sells reserved seating for the parade and Wagon Days souvenirs.
Location: Ore Wagon Museum, 500 East Ave., Ketchum, ID 83340
1:00 PM: Cowboy Poetry
Mosey on over and listen to Cowboy Bards as they spin their yarns of the old open range, a way of life now just dust in the wind, and tales of folks and times long since ridden off into the sunset. Cowboy poetry, born from the tradition of wranglers swapping tales around the campfire, is sure to take you on a wild ride through the old West.
Location: Ore Wagon Museum, 500 East Ave, Ketchum, ID 83340,
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Wagon Days Grand Marshal's Reception
This ceremony held at the city's Towne Square celebrates the 2024 Grand Marshals Will and Julie Caldwell, who are being honored for their enduring contributions to the community of Ketchum. Food and beverage courtesy of the City of Ketchum.
Location: Ketchum Town Square, 480 4th St E, Ketchum, ID 83340
