Old West Weekend
August 2, 3, & 4 2024
Step back in time to the great American west and experience the simple life. Join us for this family-friendly 3 day festival and learn about 19th century living on America's frontier.
Hours: Lawn activity 10:00-4:00 BBQ and Bakery 9:00-5:00
Festival Featured Activity:
Tomahawk Throwing
Potato Sack Races
Civil War Band
Berry Picking
Nature Trails
Little Seedling Ranch Petting Zoo
Pioneer Encampments
Victorian Tea Tent
Old Timey Music
Historical Demonstrations
Mercantile Gifts
Merchant Vendors
Carriage Rides
Horse Back Rides
Candle Dipping
Toy Making
Pioneer Encampments
Visit our Old west and Civil War encampments for an educational experience.
Historical Demonstrators
Listen in as our living historians transport your to another age with tales of the westward movement, Dutch oven cooking, antique firearms and much more. View our festival itinerary for listings of all demonstration times.
VICTORIAN TEA TENT
Make a reservation to enjoy a traditional Victorian style tea in the tea tent at the bottom of the green. Tea tents date back to pioneer times, a shaded space that added a touch of elegance and refinement in the rough and dusty West.
SIP AND PAINT CLASS
Gather with us on the Los Rios Green for a scenic sip and paint class.
Enjoy a glass of hard cider and instruction from local Landscape Artist Jordan Stephenson.
Chuck Wagon Supper Show
Saturday August 3rd
Grab your place under the stars as we celebrate the music and food of the Old West!
This, our longest running dinner event, is a true Riley family favorite. Dine on a hearty chuck wagon supper and let the cowboy ballads and poetry of yesteryear transport you to the days that Gene Autry and Roy Rogers represented.
The Evening:
5:45 Check-in and Hard Cider bar
6:00 Prairie starters and roping
6:30 Tumbleweed the Cowboy Poet
6:45 Grace and dinner service
7:00 Riley's Mountaineers and Friends
7:30 Poker Tent
8:00 Dutch Oven Cobbler
9:30 Happy Trails and Good Night
Vittles:
A Variety of prairie starters
Prime steak fresh from the Chuck Wagon, Garlic Roasted Dutch Oven Potatoes, Cowboy Beans, Hot Batter Biscuits, Freshly churned Butter and apple butter
Peach and berry cobbler straight from the dutch oven to your table
Serving: Fresh pressed apple cider, Sweet Lemonade, Mountain iced water, and cowboy coffee
Oak Glen Cider Company Libations available
Note: Dining will be outside (in Blue Sky Park) on picnic tables
Offerings are subject to change.
